распев

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɐˈspʲef]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from распева́ть (raspevátʹ).

Noun

распе́в • (raspévm inan (genitive распе́ва, nominative plural распе́вы, genitive plural распе́вов)

  1. (music) liturgical chant
    старори́мский распе́вstarorímskij raspévold Roman chant (predecessor of Gregorian chant)
  2. prolonged pronunciation, approaching singing
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Participle

распе́в • (raspév)

  1. short past adverbial perfective participle of распе́ть (raspétʹ)