думать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dumati, origin disputed. Either a loan from Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną (to judge, think) (whence English deem) or from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (to smoke), akin to Proto-Slavic *duti (to blow, to inflate), *dymъ (smoke).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdumətʲ]
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Verb

ду́мать (dúmatʹ) impf (perfective поду́мать, verbal noun ду́мание)

  1. to think
    Synonym: мы́слить (mýslitʹ)
  2. to believe, to suppose
    Synonym: счита́ть (sčitátʹ)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Ingrian: duumata
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