Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъnabъděti. By surface analysis, с- (s-) +‎ на- (na-) +‎ бдеть (bdetʹ). Compare Old East Slavic набъдѣти (nabŭděti, to care for, to protect).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [snɐbˈdʲitʲ]
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Verb

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снабди́ть (snabdítʹpf (imperfective снабжа́ть)

  1. to provide, to supply [with accusative ‘someone/something’ and instrumental ‘with something’]

Conjugation

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “снабдить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress