Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic праздьновати (prazdĭnovati). By surface analysis, праздный (prazdnyj) +‎ -овать (-ovatʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpraznəvətʲ]
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Verb

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пра́здновать (prázdnovatʹimpf (perfective отпра́здновать)

  1. to celebrate

Conjugation

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