ведь

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ved"

Erzya

Ведь.

Alternative forms

• вӓдь (väď)

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 ― simems vedte ― 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

Indefinite declension of ведь (soft consonant stem (вирь) type)

case	singular	plural
nominative (...)	ведь (veď)	ведть (vedť)
genitive (of ...)	ведень (vedeń)	—
dative (to ...)	веднень (vedneń)	—
ablative (than ...)	ведде (vedde)	—
inessive (in ...)	ведьсэ (vedsë)	—
elative (out of ...)	ведьстэ (vedstë)	—
illative (into ...)	ведьс (veďs)	—
prolative (through ...)	ведьга (veďga)	—
translative (becoming ...)	ведекс (vedeks)	—
comparative (like ...)	ведьшка (veďška)	—
abessive (without ...)	ведтеме (vedteme)	—

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), Apostolxneń tevsna [Acts of the Apostles], Helsinki: Biblijäń jotaftoma institutś [Institute for Bible Translation]

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

     Ioann kstindaś veďsa , a tiń kurok ulxtäda kstindaf Inäru 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.

     Stirś moli ešiji vedenksa .

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

   • B. V. Vsesvätskij, Botanika: SREDNÄJ ŠKOLANDI TONAFNEMA KNIGA, 1933

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

     Oplodotvorenijäś tijendevi ancek veca [sic? veďsa ] säs, mes živčikne aloń kletkatnendi molevihť ancek 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 leťkś ežemsta ščińftaś, i säldä probirkať keľme stenkanzon langsa meki araś veďks .

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

     Касыксса ведень шиньфтамась.

     Kasïkssa vedeń šińftamaś.

     Water evaporation in a plant.

   • Botaniks mokšeń, KPR — Gardeners Club

     (..) конац аралай видьме ведьта.

     ( . .) konac aralaj viďme veďta .

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

2. moisture

Declension

Declension of ведь (veď)

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

Definite declension of ведь (veď)

case	singular	plural
nominative (...)	ведьсь (vedś)	ведьтне (vedtne)
genitive (of ...)	ведьть (vedť)	ведьтнень (vedtneń)
dative (to ...)	ведьти (vedti)	ведьтненди (vedtnendi)

Derived terms

adjectives

• ведень (vedeń)

References

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

Russian

Alternative forms

• вѣдь (vědʹ) — pre-1918 spelling

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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• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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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’