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Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěděti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈsi̯ɛɟi̯ɛci/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈsɛɟɛci/
Verb
sěděti impf (perfective posěděti)
- to sit
- sěděti na súdě ― to preside over a court
- to stay, to live
- sěděti mezi ploty ― to live in the country
- sěděti na obrtli ― to be unstable
- sěděti v naději/túhách/súžení ― to hope/yearn/sorrow
- Nebudu sěděti vdovú. ― I won't remain a widow.
Usage notes
Sěděti is in the class of Old Czech stative verbs. Its counterpart, sědati, is a dynamic verb.
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