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свей

/[svʲej]/
Russiannounverb

Grammatical form

свей is the second-person singular imperative perfective form of свить — “to wind.

See the full entry for свить

Definitions

  1. 1.
    dialectalsand wave
  2. 2.
    dialectalsnowdrift
  3. 3.
    Swede (a member of an ancient North Germanic tribe that inhabited what is now central Sweden)
  4. 4.
    archaicSwede (a person from Sweden)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

Deverbal from све́ять (svéjatʹ)

Forms

  • svejromanization
  • све́яgenitive
  • све́йскийadjective • relational
Nominative
Singular
све́й
Plural
све́и
Genitive
Singular
све́я
Plural
све́ев
Dative
Singular
све́ю
Plural
све́ям
Accusative
Singular
све́й, све́я
Plural
све́и, све́ев
Instrumental
Singular
све́ем
Plural
све́ями
Prepositional
Singular
све́е
Plural
све́ях

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