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вить

вить

Mansi

Noun

вить (transliteration needed)

  1. water

References

  • Linguistica Uralica (1998), volume 34, number 2, page 98: манс. вить 'вода'

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *viti

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲitʲ]

Verb

вить (vitʹ) impf (perfective свить)

  1. to wind
  2. to twist, to weave
    вить вено́кvitʹ venók ― to weave a garland
    вить гнездо́vitʹ gnezdó ― to build / make a nests; (figuratively) to put down roots in some place, to settle down in some place
    вить верёвки из кого́-ли́бо разг (idiomatic)vitʹ verjóvki iz kovó-líbo razg ― to turn / twist smb. round one's little finger

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

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