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Etymology 1

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Deverbal from распева́ть (raspevátʹ).

Noun

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распе́в (raspévm inan (genitive распе́ва, nominative plural распе́вы, genitive plural распе́вов)

  1. (music) liturgical chant
    старори́мский распе́вstarorímskij raspévold Roman chant (predecessor of Gregorian chant)
  2. prolonged pronunciation, approaching singing
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Participle

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распе́в (raspév)

  1. short past adverbial perfective participle of распе́ть (raspétʹ)