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Etymology

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от- (ot-) +‎ та́ять (tájatʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐˈtːa(j)ɪtʲ]
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Verb

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отта́ять (ottájatʹpf (imperfective отта́ивать)

  1. to thaw out, to let thaw out (transitive)
  2. to thaw out (intransitive)
  3. to thaw (out), to melt, to mellow, to relax
    его́ се́рдце отта́ялоjevó sérdce ottájalohis heart melted
    с года́ми она́ отта́ялаs godámi oná ottájalashe has mellowed over the years; the years have mellowed her

Conjugation

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