сея

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See also: сеа

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic сѣти (sěti, to sow), from Proto-Slavic *sěti (to sow).

Verb

се́я (séja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective се́йна)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to sow, to plant
    сея разсад (transitive)seja razsadto sow seedlings
    ще сея следобед (intransitive)šte seja sledobedto do sowing in the afternoon
  2. (figuratively) to spread, to disseminate
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic сѣти (sěti, to sieve), from Proto-Slavic *sěti (to sieve).

Despite formally distinct, this sense is listed as an alternative meaning of Etymology 1 within Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary and in Gerov's dictionary.

Verb

се́я (séja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive) to sieve, to sift (to run through some type of riddle)
    сея брашно (transitive)seja brašnoto sift flour
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References

  • сея²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • сея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 3

Related to Proto-Slavic *sijati (to shine). Compare Serbo-Croatian сије́вати (to flash).

Verb

се́я (séja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (rare, dialectal)

  1. Alternative form of сия́я (sijája, to radiate, to illuminate)
Usage notes

In most dictionaries, just listed as a particular sense of Etymology 1.

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Etymology 4

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *siti / *sějati (to suckle), related to dialectal Polish soić.

Verb

се́я (séja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective са́йна) (dialectal, Rupian dialects)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to suckle (milk)
    Synonym: боза́я (bozája)
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References

  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сея²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 631
  • Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “сѣ́я, -еш”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 290

Erzya

Сеят.

Etymology

Cognate with Moksha сява (śava, she-goat).

Pronunciation

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Noun

сея (śeja)

  1. goat (especially she-goat)

Declension

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References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “сея”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

Russian

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Participle

се́я (séja)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of се́ять (séjatʹ)