Erzya

Noun

ведь • ‎(vedʹ)

1. water

Moksha

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *wete.^[1][2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vʲedʲ/

Noun

ведь • ‎(vedʹ)

1. water
   • (2005), Apostolxnenʹ tevsna [Acts of the Apostles], Helsinki: Biblijanʹ jotaftoma institutsʹ [Institute for Bible Translation]

     Иоанн кстиндась ведьса, а тинь курок ульхтяда кстиндаф Иняру Ваймопожфса.‎

     Ioann kstindasʹ vedʹsa, a tinʹ kurok ulʹxtjada kstindaf Injaru Vajmopožfsa.

     John baptised with water but, not many days from now, you are going to be baptised with the Holy Spirit.

   • O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski [Let's learn to speak Moksha], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, ISBN 5 7595 0965 9, page 32

     Стирсь моли эшии веденкса.‎

     Stirsʹ moli ešii vedenksa.

     The girl went to the well after [some] water.

   • B. V. Vsesvjatskij, Botanika: SREDNJaJ ŠKOLANʹDI TONAFNEMA KNIGA, 1933

     Оплодотворениясь тиендеви аньцек веца [sic? ведьса] сяс, мес живчикне алонь клеткатненди молевихть аньцек ведьга.‎

     Oplodotvorenijasʹ tijendevi anʹcek veca [sic? vedʹsa] sjas, mes živčikne alonʹ kletkatnendi molevixtʹ anʹcek vedʹga.

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     Коське видьмеса [sic? видьмоса] ащи летьксь эжемста щиньфтась, и сяльдя пробиркать кельме стенканзон лангса меки арась ведькс.‎

     Kosʹke vidʹmesa [sic? vidʹmosa] ašči letʹksʹ ežemsta ščinʹftasʹ, i sjalʹdja probirkatʹ kelʹme stenkanzon langsa meki arasʹ vedʹks.

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     Касыксса ведень шиньфтамась.‎

     Kasykssa vedenʹ šinʹftamasʹ.

     Water evaporation in a plant.

   • Botaniks mokšenʹ, KPR — Gardeners Club

     (..) конац аралай видьме ведьта.‎

     (..) konac aralaj vidʹme vedʹta.

     (..) whose protector seed out of water(?)

Declension

Derived terms

• ведень ‎(vedenʹ)

References

1. ↑ Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ mordovskix (erzjanskovo i mokšanskovo) jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 45
2. ↑ Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic вѣдѣ ‎(vědě). Russian ведь is a former Proto-Indo-European root perfect *wóyde with mediopassive ending -ai, with meaning "I have seen". Cognate with English wit (to wit).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲetʲ]

Interjection

ведь • ‎(vedʹ)

1. after all
2. indeed, surely
3. why, well
4. then, you know, you see
5. isn’t it?

   Ведь уже́ по́здно‎ ― Vedʹ užé pózdno ― It’s late, isn’t it?

   Ведь он знато́к‎ ― Vedʹ on znatók ― After all, he’s an expert.

   Ведь я вам говори́л!‎ ― Vedʹ ja vam govoríl! ― But I told you!

Conjunction

ведь • ‎(vedʹ)

1. you see, you know

   Он лежи́т, ведь он на про́шлой неде́ле заболе́л‎

   On ležít, vedʹ on na próšloj nedéle zabolél

   He’s in bed...he fell ill last week, you know.

Derived terms

• а ве́дь ‎(a védʹ)

Descendants

• Bashkir: бит ‎(bit)