бдеть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic бъдѣти (bŭděti, to be awake), from Proto-Slavic *bъděti (to be awake), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *budḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bdʲetʲ]
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Verb

бдеть (bdetʹ) impf

  1. (dated) to be awake, not sleep
    Synonym: бо́дрствовать (bódrstvovatʹ)
  2. (literary, dated) to keep watch, to keep vigil

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