Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sěděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei, from *sedéh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
Verb
сѣдѣти • (sěděti) impf
- reside, live
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 2559-2561:
и тоу сѣдѧще щоуждꙑѩ домꙑ строѩтъ своихъ безоумиѥмь отъбѣгъше- i tu sědęšte štuždyję domy strojętŭ svoixŭ bezumijemĭ otŭběgŭše
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- from Primary Chronicle, XX:
Полꙗми же прозваша сꙗ, за неже въ поли сѣдꙗхᲂу.- Poljami že prozvaša sja, za neže vŭ poli sědjaxu.
- They call themselves Polans, because they lived in the fields.
- (intransitive) to sit, be sitting
Conjugation
Conjugation of сѣдѣти (class II2, intransitive)
| infinitive
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supine
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verbal noun
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сѣдѣти
sěděti
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сѣдѣтъ
sědětŭ
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сѣдѣниѥ
sěděnije
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| participles1
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present
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past
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| active
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сѣдѧ
sědę
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сѣдѣвъ
sěděvŭ
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| passive
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—
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—
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| l-participle
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masculine
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neuter
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feminine
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| singular
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сѣдѣлъ
sědělŭ
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сѣдѣло
sědělo
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сѣдѣла
sěděla
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| dual
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сѣдѣла
sěděla
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сѣдѣлѣ
sědělě
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сѣдѣлѣ
sědělě
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| plural
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сѣдѣли
sěděli
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сѣдѣла
sěděla
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сѣдѣлꙑ
sěděly
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present
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imperfect
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imperative
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| singular
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1st
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сѣждѫ
sěždǫ
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сѣдѣахъ
sěděaxŭ
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—
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| 2nd
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сѣдиши
sědiši
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сѣдѣаше
sěděaše
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сѣди
sědi
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| 3rd
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сѣдитъ
sěditŭ
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сѣдѣаше
sěděaše
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сѣди
sědi
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| dual
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1st
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сѣдивѣ
sědivě
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сѣдѣаховѣ
sěděaxově
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сѣдивѣ
sědivě
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| 2nd
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сѣдита
sědita
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сѣдѣашета
sěděašeta
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сѣдита
sědita
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| 3rd
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сѣдите, сѣдита
sědite, sědita
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сѣдѣашете, сѣдѣашета
sěděašete, sěděašeta
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—
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| plural
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1st
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сѣдимъ
sědimŭ
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сѣдѣахомъ
sěděaxomŭ
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сѣдимъ
sědimŭ
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| 2nd
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сѣдите
sědite
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сѣдѣашете
sěděašete
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сѣдите
sědite
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| 3rd
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сѣдѧтъ
sědętŭ
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сѣдѣахѫ
sěděaxǫ
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—
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s-aorist6
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| singular
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1st
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сѣдѣхъ
sěděxŭ
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| 2nd
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сѣдѣ
sědě
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| 3rd
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сѣдѣ
sědě
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| dual
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1st
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сѣдѣховѣ
sěděxově
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| 2nd
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сѣдѣста
sěděsta
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| 3rd
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сѣдѣсте, сѣдѣста
sěděste, sěděsta
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| plural
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1st
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сѣдѣхомъ
sěděxomŭ
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| 2nd
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сѣдѣсте
sěděste
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| 3rd
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сѣдѣшѧ
sěděšę
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| compound forms
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| perfect2
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Use the l-participle of сѣдѣти and the present tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → сѣдѣлъ ѥстъ
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| pluperfect2
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Use the l-participle of сѣдѣти and the imperfective aorist or imperfect3 tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → сѣдѣлъ бѣ/бѣаше
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| future
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Use the infinitive of сѣдѣти and the present tense of the auxiliary verb имѣти, хотѣти, начѧти or въчѧти
e.g. third-person singular → иматъ/хощетъ/начьнетъ/въчьнетъ сѣдѣти
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| future perfect2, 4
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Use the l-participle of сѣдѣти and the future tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → сѣдѣлъ бѫдетъ
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| conditional2
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Use the l-participle of сѣдѣти and the conditional mood5 or perfective aorist tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → сѣдѣлъ би/бꙑ
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1 For declension of participles, see their entries.
2 Except first/second-person neuter.
3 Third-person only.
4 Attested only in a few instances.
5 The dual forms are unattested.
6 Also called a sigmatic aorist.