свидетель

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic съвѣдѣтель (sŭvědětelĭ). Originally contained the archaic root вѣд- (věd-, to know); after regular dissimilation ѣ-ѣ > и-ѣ reanalysed as containing the root вид- (vid-, to see), and thus synchronically analysable as с- (s-) + ви́деть (vídetʹ) + -тель (-telʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svʲɪˈdʲetʲɪlʲ]
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Noun

свиде́тель (svidételʹ) m anim (genitive свиде́теля, nominative plural свиде́тели, genitive plural свиде́телей, feminine свиде́тельница)

  1. eyewitness, witness (one who has a personal knowledge of something)

Declension

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