сеть

Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sětь (net, snare). Cognate with Upper Sorbian syć, Polish sieć, Czech síť, Old Church Slavonic сѣть (sětĭ), Lower Sorbian seś.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲetʲ]
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Noun

сеть • (setʹf inan (genitive се́ти or сети́*, nominative plural се́ти, genitive plural сете́й, relational adjective сетево́й or се́тчатый) (* more common but non-standard)

  1. net (used for catching fish), mesh
  2. grid
  3. network, system

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “сеть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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