почти

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian почти́ (počtí), an imperative of *počьsti whence native Bulgarian почета́ (početá, “to take into account”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pot͡ʃˈti]

Adverb

почти́ • (počtí) (not comparable)

1. almost, nearly

Anagrams

• почит (počit)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɐt͡ɕˈtʲi]

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Etymology 1

Imperative of поче́сть (počéstʹ, “count, consider”). Literally, “consider it so”, when something is almost true.

Adverb

почти́ • (počtí)

1. almost, nearly

   Synonym: счита́й (sčitáj)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: pocti

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

почти́ • (počtí)

1. second-person singular imperative perfective of поче́сть (počéstʹ, “consider”)
2. second-person singular imperative perfective of почти́ть (počtítʹ, “honour/honor”)