не йняти віру

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• (colloquial genitive, more common) не йня́ти ві́ри (ne jnjáty víry)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian не инѧти вѣру (ne injati věru), не ѧти вѣру (ne jati věru), вѣры имати (věry imati), with regular reanalysis of я́ти (játy) as йня́ти (jnjáty). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛ ˈi̯nʲate ˈʋʲirʊ]

Verb

не йня́ти ві́ру • (ne jnjáty víru) impf

1. to not believe, to disbelieve (+dative)

   Antonym: дава́ти ві́ру (daváty víru)

Conjugation

Conjugation of не йняти віру: see йня́ти

Further reading

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “няти”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “йняти”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “йняти”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN