Serbo-Croatian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Akin to Slovene sevati.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sijěːʋati/
  • Hyphenation: si‧je‧va‧ti

Verb edit

sijévati impf (Cyrillic spelling сије́вати)

  1. (intransitive) to flash, to light up (chiefly referring to lightning)
    s(ij)evathere is lightning
    munje s(ij)evajuthe lightning flashes
  2. (intransitive) to twinkle, shimmer, blink
    noževi su s(ij)evali(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (intransitive) to move rapidly (of a punch)
    šaka je s(ij)evnula(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • sijevati” in Hrvatski jezični portal