-чать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-čęti (first singular *-čьnǫ). Cognate with Sanskrit कनीन (kanī́na, young), कना (kanā́, girl), Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, new), Latin (re)cēns (recent).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕætʲ]

Combining form

-ча́ть (-čátʹ) pf (imperfective -чина́ть)

  1. Combining form used to form perfective verbs with the approximate meaning "to begin".

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

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