Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *budḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (to (be) awake), cognate with Czech bdít.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bdêti/
  • Hyphenation: бде‧ти

Verb

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бде̏ти impf (Latin spelling bdȅti)

  1. (intransitive) to watch over, keep vigil (+ над (over) + instrumental)
    ц(иј)елу ноћ је мајка бд(ј)ела над д(ј)ететомthe mother was watching over the child the whole night

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