Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *perčiti. By surface analysis, *перёк (*perjók, crosswise) +‎ -ить (-itʹ); compare поперёк (poperjók, crosswise). Cognate with Polish przeczyć (to contradict).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈrʲet͡ɕɪtʲ]

Verb

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пере́чить (peréčitʹimpf

  1. to contradict [with dative ‘someone/something’]
  2. to interfere with, to thwart [with dative ‘someone/something’]
  3. to cut across, to cut crosswise [with dative ‘something’]

Conjugation

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “перечить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress