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sevato
sevanta
masc dat sg of sevanta (prp); nt dat sg of sevanta (prp); masc gen sg of sevanta (prp); nt gen sg of sevanta (prp); …
- sevanta (prp): associating; connecting; experiencing
- sevanta (prp): retiring; resorting (to); lit. associating
- sevanta (prp): partaking (of); using; lit. associating
- sevanta (prp): serving; lit. associating
- sevā (fem): service; lit. association
Built from
- sev — root · serve, attend
The root carries the sense of binding oneself to service or close association; compare Sanskrit sevate and the PIE root *sewe- (sew, bind).
- a — stem · thematic vowel
The thematic vowel -a- marks the present-system stem formation.
- nt — ending · present participle suffix
The -nt- suffix, declined masculine -anto (here dative -ato), forms the present active participle, marking ongoing or habitual action in the nominative and oblique cases.
- o — ending · dative singular
The ending -o marks dative singular (and also genitive singular in masculine and neuter nouns and adjectives of this class).
Etymology. √sev- (to serve, attend) has cognates in Sanskrit sev- and likely connects to PIE *sewe- (to bind, sew); the concrete image is attending closely to someone or something, as one might bind oneself to a duty or companion. The present participle -anta marks ongoing action.