деять

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic дѣꙗти (dějati), from Proto-Slavic *dějati, an extension of Proto-Slavic *děti (to do, to say) (whence деть (detʹ)). Cognate with Belarusian дзе́яць (dzjéjacʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʲe(j)ɪtʲ]

Verb

де́ять • (déjatʹ) impf (perfective соде́ять)

  1. (archaic, poetic) to do; to accomplish

Conjugation

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