Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian зачина́ти (začináti, to begin, to conceive), from Old East Slavic зачинати (začinati), from Proto-Slavic *začinati. By surface analysis, за- (za-) +‎ -чина́ти (-čynáty).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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зачина́ти (začynátyimpf (perfective зача́ти) (transitive)

  1. to concieve, to beget, to engender
    Synonym: заро́джувати (zaródžuvaty)
  2. (dated, colloquial or dialectal) to begin, to start, to commence
    Synonyms: (standard) почина́ти (počynáty), розпочина́ти (rozpočynáty)

Conjugation

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