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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic каꙗтисѧ (kajatisę),[1] from Proto-Slavic *kàjati + reflexive -ся (-sja). Compare Ukrainian ка́ятися (kájatysja), Belarusian ка́яцца (kájacca).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈka(j)ɪt͡sə]
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Verb

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ка́яться (kájatʹsjaimpf (perfective пока́яться or раска́яться)

  1. to repent (to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do)
  2. to confess (to admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Avanesov, R. I., editor (1991), “каꙗтисѧ”, 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 4 (изживати – молениѥ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 207