Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian бесѣдовати (besědovati), from Old East Slavic бесѣдовати (besědovati), from Proto-Slavic *besědovati. By surface analysis, бе́сіда (bésida) +‎ -ува́ти (-uváty)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [beˈsʲidʊʋɐte]
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Verb

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бесі́дувати (besíduvatyimpf (perfective побесі́дувати) (intransitive)

  1. (colloquial) to chat, to converse. to talk (with)
    Synonyms: говори́ти (hovorýty), розмовля́ти (rozmovljáty), бала́кати (balákaty)
  2. (dialectal, Western Ukraine) to give a speech
    Synonym: промовля́ти (promovljáty)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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