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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съзьдати (sŭzĭdati, to build, to erect), from Proto-Slavic *sъzьdati, from *zьdati. The modern conjugation is analogical after дать (datʹ), replacing the old present stem созижд-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sɐzˈdatʲ]
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Verb

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созда́ть (sozdátʹpf (imperfective создава́ть or созида́ть, verbal noun созда́ние)

  1. to create
  2. to found, to originate
  3. to set up, to establish
  4. (literary) to build, to erect

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Conjugation

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