кочевать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кочевати (kočevati), a Turkic borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *köč-. Contains the suffix -ева́ть (-evátʹ). Compare also Belarusian качаваць (kačavacʹ), Ukrainian кочувати (kočuvaty), Czech kočovat, Slovak kočovať, Polish koczować.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kət͡ɕɪˈvatʲ]

Verb

кочева́ть • (kočevátʹimpf

  1. to lead a nomad's life
  2. (of animals) to migrate

Conjugation