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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic правити (praviti), from Proto-Slavic *praviti. By surface analysis, пра́вый (právyj) +‎ -ить (-itʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpravʲɪtʲ]
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Verb

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пра́вить (právitʹimpf

  1. to govern, to rule
  2. to drive, to steer
  3. to correct
  4. to strop, to set
  5. (computing) to edit, i.e. to change the content of a file, a website or the code of software

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Ingrian: praavittaa