Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic поощрꙗти (pooštrjati), featuring regressive palatalization across "р" (стр > щр). Another example of palatalization across a liquid is found in the conjugation of слать (slatʹ). Compare native Russian заостря́ть (zaostrjátʹ, to sharpen, to emphasize), which does not feature such palatalization. By surface analysis, по- (po-) +‎ о́стрый (óstryj) +‎ -ять (-jatʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pɐɐɕːˈrʲætʲ]
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Verb edit

поощря́ть (pooščrjátʹimpf (perfective поощри́ть)

  1. to encourage, to incentivise, to abet (to support, uphold, or aid)

Conjugation edit

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