звать

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Russian

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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]
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  • 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.
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  2. to invite

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