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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic сѣсти (sěsti), from Proto-Slavic *sěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʲesʲtʲ]
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Verb

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сесть (sestʹpf (imperfective сади́ться)

  1. to sit down
    Я сел на дива́н ря́дом с мои́м дру́гом.Ja sel na diván rjádom s moím drúgom.I sat on the couch next to my friend.
    Я се́ла бли́же к насто́льной ла́мпе.Ja séla blíže k nastólʹnoj lámpe.I sat near the tabletop lamp.
  2. (colloquial) to be imprisoned
  3. to become flat, to die (of an electrical battery or accumulator)

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