Russian edit

Etymology edit

а (a) +‎ -кать (-katʹ)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈakətʲ]
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Verb edit

а́кать (ákatʹimpf (perfective а́кнуть)

  1. (linguistics) to pronounce an unstressed о like an а (as seen in Central and Southern Russia, considered standard)
    Antonym: о́кать (ókatʹ)
    Москвичи́ а́кают.Moskvičí ákajut.Muscovites pronounce unstressed o's like a's.

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