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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oděti. By surface analysis, о- (o-) +‎ деть (detʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈdʲetʲ]
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Verb edit

оде́ть (odétʹpf (imperfective одева́ть)

  1. to dress, to clothe
    дете́й оде́ли тепло́detéj odéli teplóthe children had been dressed warmly
  2. to provide clothes
    бедня́гу на́до накорми́ть и оде́тьbednjágu nádo nakormítʹ i odétʹthe poor fellow needs to be fed and given clothes
  3. (figurative) to cover
    • 1833, А. С. Пушкин (Alexander Pushkin), Осень:
      В багре́ц и зо́лото оде́тые леса́
      V bagréc i zóloto odétyje lesá
      Woods covered in crimson and gold
  4. (colloquial, proscribed) to put on (clothing, equipment)
    он оде́л на го́лову ша́пкуon odél na gólovu šápkuhe put on a hat

Usage notes edit

  • Usage of одеть (что-либо) in the sense of to put on (something) is considered non-standard in modern Russian; наде́ть (nadétʹ) should be used instead.

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