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звать

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old East Slavic зъвати (zŭvati), from Proto-Slavic *zъvati.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [zvatʲ]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -atʲ

    Verb

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    звать (zvatʹimpf (perfective позва́ть)

    1. to call
      Меня́ зову́т Пётр.Menjá zovút Pjotr.My name is Pyotr. (literally, “They call me Pyotr.”)
      Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 3.31:
      • И пришли Матерь и братья Его и, стоя вне дома, послали к Нему звать Его.
        I prišli Materʹ i bratʹja Jevo i, stoja vne doma, poslali k Nemu zvatʹ Jevo.
        His mother and his brothers arrived. Standing outside they sent word to him and called him.
    2. to invite

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