# сея
## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɛjɐ]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic сѣти (sěti, “to sow”), from Proto-Slavic *sěti (“to sow”).

#### Verb

се́я • (séja) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective се́йна)
* (transitive, intransitive) to sow, to plant
    сея разсад (transitive) ― seja razsad ― to sow seedlings
    ще сея следобед (intransitive) ― šte seja sledobed ― to do sowing in the afternoon
* (figuratively) to spread, to disseminate

##### Conjugation

Non-standard:
$^1$Dialectally marked.

##### Derived terms

* ся́вам (sjávam) (semelfactive, dialectal)
* всея pf (vseja), всявам impf (vsjavam), всейвам impf (vsejvam, “to implant”)
* досея pf (doseja), досявам impf (dosjavam)
* засея pf (zaseja), засявам impf (zasjavam), засейвам impf (zasejvam)
* насея pf (naseja), насявам impf (nasjavam)
* посея pf (poseja), посявам impf (posjavam)
* пресея pf (preseja), пресявам impf (presjavam, “to sow again”)
* разсея pf (razseja), разсявам impf (razsjavam, “to disperse”)
** разсея се pf (razseja se), разсявам се impf (razsjavam se, “to get distacted”) (figurative)
* сев (sev) (in compounds)
** засев (zasev), засявка (zasjavka) (dialectal)
** посев (posev), посявка (posjavka)
* сеи́тба (seítba), ся́йба (sjájba) (action nouns)
* се́ме (séme, “seed”)
* сея́лка (sejálka) (instrumental noun)
* сея́тел m (sejátel), сея́телка f (sejátelka) (obsolete, agent nouns)
* сея́ч m (sejáč), сея́чка f (sejáčka) (agent nouns, standard)

#### References

* “сея¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “сея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “сѣ́ѭ, -ешь; сѣхъ и сѣꙗ́хъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 312
* Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сея¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 628
* “сѣти”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic сѣти (sěti, “to sieve”), from Proto-Slavic *sěti (“to sieve”).
Despite formally distinct, this sense is listed as an alternative meaning of Etymology 1 within Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary and in Gerov's dictionary.

#### Verb

се́я • (séja) first-singular present indicative, impf
* (transitive) to sieve, to sift (to run through some type of riddle)
    сея брашно (transitive) ― seja brašno ― to sift flour

##### Derived terms

* отсея pf (otseja), отсявам impf (otsjavam, “to sift out”)
* пресея pf (preseja), пресявам impf (presjavam, “to screen, to bolt”)
* просея pf (proseja), просявам impf (prosjavam, “to sift through”) (dialectal)

##### Related terms

* си́то (síto, “sift”)

#### References

* “сея²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “сея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

### Etymology 3

Related to Proto-Slavic *sijati (“to shine”). Compare Serbo-Croatian сије́вати (“to flash”).

#### Verb

се́я • (séja) first-singular present indicative, impf (rare, dialectal)
* Alternative form of сия́я (sijája, “to radiate, to illuminate”)

##### Usage notes

In most dictionaries, just listed as a particular sense of Etymology 1.

##### Derived terms

* засея pf (zaseja), засейвам impf (zasejvam, “to get shiny, bright”)
* осея pf (oseja), осейвам impf (osejvam, “to fill with light”)
* обсея pf (obseja), обсявам impf (obsjavam, “to light up”) (dialectal)

#### Further reading

* Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “сꙗ́ѭ, -ешь; сꙗлъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 317

### Etymology 4

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *siti / *sějati (“to suckle”), related to dialectal Polish soić.

#### Verb

се́я • (séja) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective са́йна) (dialectal, Rupian dialects)
* (transitive, intransitive) to suckle (milk)
    Synonym: боза́я (bozája)

##### Conjugation

$^1$Dialectally marked.

##### Derived terms

* насея се (naseja se) (dialectal)
* просея (proseja), просевам (prosevam) (dialectal)

#### References

* Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сея²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 631
* Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “сѣ́я, -еш”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 290

## Erzya
### Etymology

Cognate with Moksha сява (säva, “she-goat”).

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

сея • (seja)
* goat (especially she-goat)

#### Declension

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### References

* B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “сея”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsʲejə]
* Audio:(file)

### Participle

се́я • (séja)
* present adverbial imperfective participle of се́ять (séjatʹ)