ведь

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ved"

Erzya

Ведь.

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *veď, from Proto-Uralic *wete. Cognate with Finnish vesi (vete-), Kildin Sami вэ̄дз (vēdz), Eastern Mari вӱд (vüd), Udmurt ву (vu), Hungarian víz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veɟ/, /vedʲ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ведь

Noun

ведь • (veď)

1. water

   симемс ведте ― śimems vedťe ― to drink water

   • 1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svyatoe Evangelie ot Matfeya, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom yazyke‎^[1], page 227:

     Мон а содылія Сонзэ; аньсяк израильтненень невтиманзо кис мон сынь ведьсэ лемдеме.

     Mon a sodiľіja Sonze; ańśak izrajiľtńeńeń ńevťimanzo kis mon siń veďse ľemďeme.

     “I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

2. juice

Declension

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References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “ведь”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial‎^[2], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.
• Entry #1142 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

Moksha

Ведь.

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *veď, from Proto-Uralic *wete. Cognates include Erzya ведь (veď).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvʲedʲ/
• Rhymes: -edʲ
• Hyphenation: ведь

Noun

ведь • (veď)

1. water
   • (2005), Apostolhńeń ťevsna [Acts of the Apostles], Helsinki: Bibľijań jotaftoma insťitutś [Institute for Bible Translation]

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

     Ioann ksťindaś veďsa , a ťiń kurok uľhťada ksťindaf Ińaru 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, page 32

     Стирсь моли эшии веденкса.

     Sťirś moľi ešiji veďenksa .

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

   • B. V. Vśesvätskij, Botańika: SŔEDŃAJ ŠKOLANĎI TONAFŃEMA KŃIGA, 1933

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

     Oplodotvoŕeńijaś ťijenďevi ańćek veca [sic? veďsa ] śas, mes živčikńe aloń kľetkatńenďi moľevihť ańćek veďga .

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

     Kośke viďmesa [sic? viďmosa] ašči ľeťkś ežemsta ščińftaś, i śaľďa probirkať keľme sťenkanzon langsa meki araś veďks .

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     Касыксса ведень шиньфтамась.

     Kasikssa veďeń šińftamaś.

     Water evaporation in a plant.

   • Botańiks mokšeń, KPR — Gardeners Club

     (..) конац аралай видьме ведьта.

     ( . .) konac aralaj viďme veďta .

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

2. moisture

Declension

Declension of ведь
		singular	plural
nominative (...)		ведь veď	ветть vetť
genitive (of ...)		ведень veďeń
dative (to ...)		веденди veďenďi
comparative (like ...)		ведьшка veďška
ablative (than ...)		ведьда veďda
lative (into ...)		веди veďi
illative (into ...)		ведьс veďs
inessive (in ...)		ведьса veďsa
elative (out of ...)		ведьста veďsta
prolative (through ...)		ведьгя veďgä
causative (for ...)		веденкса veďenksa
translative (becoming ...)		ведькс veďks
abessive (without ...)		ведьфтома veďftoma

Definite declension of ведь
		singular	plural
nominative (...)		ведьсь veďś	ведьтне veďtńe
genitive (of ...)		ведьть veďť	ведьтнень veďtńeń
dative (to ...)		ведьти veďťi	ведьтненди veďtńenďi

Derived terms

adjectives

• ведень (veďeń)

 

References

• V. I. Shchankina (1993) “ведь”, in Мокшень-рузонь валкс [Moksha-Russian dictionary], Saransk: MKI, →ISBN, page 25

Russian

Alternative forms

• вѣдь (vědʹ) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲetʲ]

• Audio:

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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. as, because

   Он лежи́т, ведь на про́шлой неде́ле он заболе́л

   On ležít, vedʹ na próšloj nedéle on zabolél

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

Derived terms

• а ве́дь (a védʹ)

Descendants

• → Bashkir: бит (bit)
• → Ingrian: vet
• → Karelian: vet’