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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic ꙗвити (javiti), from Proto-Slavic *aviti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (to perceive, see, be aware of).

Cognate with Proto-Germanic *awiz (obvious) and Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, manifestly, evidently).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪˈvʲitʲ]
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Verb

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яви́ть (javítʹpf (imperfective явля́ть)

  1. (literary, poetic) to show (to have somebody see something)

Conjugation

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