Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Akin to Slovene sevati.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sijěːʋati/
  • Hyphenation: си‧је‧ва‧ти

Verb

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сије́вати impf (Latin spelling sijévati)

  1. (intransitive) to lightning
    с(иј)ева(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    муње с(иј)евају(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (intransitive) to twinkle, shimmer, blink
    ножеви су с(иј)евали(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (intransitive) to move rapidly (of a punch)
    шака је с(иј)евнула(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

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References

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  • сијевати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024