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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic звонити (zvoniti), from Proto-Slavic *zvoniti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zvɐˈnʲitʲ]
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Verb

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звони́ть (zvonítʹimpf (perfective позвони́ть)

  1. to call (to contact by telephone) [with dative ‘someone’]
    звони́ть дру́гуzvonítʹ drúguto call a friend
  2. to call [with locative adverb or в (v, + accusative) or на (na, + accusative) ‘a location’]
    звони́ть домо́йzvonítʹ domójto call home
    звони́ть в ско́руюzvonítʹ v skórujuto call 911
  3. to cause to ring [with в (v, + accusative) ‘a bell, etc.’]
    звони́ть в две́рьzvonítʹ v dvérʹto ring the doorbell
    звони́ть в колокола́zvonítʹ v kolokoláto ring the bells
  4. (intransitive) to ring (to make a ringing sound) (a bell, a telephone, etc.)

Conjugation

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