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понести

понести

Old Church Slavonic

Verb

понести (ponesti)

  1. to carry
    • XI century, Codex Assemanius, Matthew 3:11:
      Грѩ́дꙑ же по мнѣ́ крѣплеи́ мене е́стъ · е́мꙋже нѣсмъ достои́ сапогꙋ понести
      Grję́dy že po mně́ krěpleí mene éstŭ · émuže něsmŭ dostoí sapogu ponesti
      But the one coming after me is stronger than I, of whom I am not worthy to carry the sandals
  2. to take away
  3. to bear, endure, tolerate

Conjugation

References

  • Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), понести”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 478

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pənʲɪˈsʲtʲi]

Verb

понести́ (ponestí) pf (imperfective нести́)

  1. to carry (for a while; on foot)
  2. to bear; suffer (loss)
  3. to become pregnant
  4. (impersonal)
    его понеслоjevo poneslo ― he got carried away

Conjugation


Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Verb

понести́ (ponestý) pf (imperfective нести́)

  1. (transitive) to carry (on foot)

Conjugation

Usage notes

понести and нести are Ukrainian concrete verbs. Their counterparts, поносити and носити are abstract verbs.