щебетать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščьbьtati. By surface analysis, ще́бет (ščébet) + -а́ть (-átʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕːɪbʲɪˈtatʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

щебета́ть • (ščebetátʹ) impf

  1. to twitter, to chirp
  2. (colloquial) to chatter, to prattle

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • защебета́ть pf (zaščebetátʹ)
  • отщебета́ть pf (otščebetátʹ)
  • пощебета́ть pf (poščebetátʹ)
  • прощебета́ть pf (proščebetátʹ)
  • щебета́ние (ščebetánije)
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