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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věděti, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde (to know), perfect of *weyd- (to see, to know). Cognates include Polish wiedzieć, German wissen, Luxembourgish wëssen and English wit.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲedətʲ]
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Verb edit

ве́дать (védatʹimpf

  1. (archaic or poetic) to know (be certain or sure about something or aware of a fact)
  2. (literary) to govern, to manage, to control
    Synonyms: заве́довать impf (zavédovatʹ), управля́ть impf (upravljátʹ)
    Кто у нас ве́дает пожа́рной безопа́сностью? (instrumental case)
    Kto u nas védajet požárnoj bezopásnostʹju?
    Who manages the fire safety among us?
    Голова́ ве́дает во́лость. (archaic transitive usage)
    Golová védajet vólostʹ.
    A leader governs a volost.

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