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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oděti. By surface analysis, о- (o-) + деть (detʹ).
Pronunciation
Verb
оде́ть • (odétʹ) pf (imperfective одева́ть)
- to dress, to clothe
- дете́й оде́ли тепло́ ― detéj odéli tepló ― the children had been dressed warmly
- to provide clothes
- бедня́гу на́до накорми́ть и оде́ть ― bednjágu nádo nakormítʹ i odétʹ ― the poor fellow needs to be fed and given clothes
- (figurative) to cover
1833, А. С. Пушкин (Alexander Pushkin), Осень:В багре́ц и зо́лото оде́тые леса́- V bagréc i zóloto odétyje lesá
- Woods covered in crimson and gold
- (colloquial, proscribed) to put on (clothing, equipment)
- он оде́л на го́лову ша́пку ― on odél na gólovu šápku ― he put on a hat
Usage notes
- Usage of одеть (что-либо) in the sense of to put on (something) is considered non-standard in modern Russian; наде́ть (nadétʹ) should be used instead.
Conjugation
Conjugation of оде́ть (class 15a perfective transitive)
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