Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic въздыхати (vŭzdyxati).[1] By surface analysis, вз- (vz-) +‎ ды́хать (dýxatʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ). Compare Belarusian уздыха́ць (uzdyxácʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [vzdɨˈxatʲ]
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Verb edit

вздыха́ть (vzdyxátʹimpf (perfective вздохну́ть)

  1. to sigh, to take breath
  2. to long (for), to sigh (for), to pine (after, for), to yearn (after, for)

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References edit

  1. ^ Avanesov, R. I., editor (1989), “въздыхати”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.): in 10 vols]‎[1] (in Russian), volumes 2 (възалкати – добродѣтельникъ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 48