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vadeyya
vadati
opt 3rd sg of vadati (verb); opt 3rd sg of vadeti (verb)
- vadati (pr): says; speaks; tells (to)
- vadati (pr): disputes; argues; debates; lit. speaks
- vadati (pr): (of a musical instrument) plays; makes sound; lit. speaks
- vadati (pr): advises; instructs; lit. speaks
- vadati (pr): (of a text) says; means; lit. speaks
- vadeti (pr): calls; describes (as)
- vadeti (pr): makes sound; lit. cause to speak
- vadeyya (opt): would say; could speak; could tell
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- vad — root · speak, sound
The sense is 'to utter' or 'to produce sound'. Cognate with Latin vādēs and possibly Germanic *wad-.
- e — stem · connecting vowel
Thematic stem marker for class-2 present-system verbs.
- yya — ending · 3rd sg optative
The optative mood ending -yya marks what would happen, expressing potentiality, desire, or hypothesis. Here: 'he/she/it would say' or 'could speak'.
Etymology. From root √vad, 'speak' or 'sound'. The root is cognate with Latin vādēs 'surety, pledge' (one who speaks for another) and possibly English word. The optative mood expresses potential or wished-for action.