Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic теряти (terjati, wreck, ruin), iterative of терети (tereti), from Proto-Slavic *těrjati.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tʲɪˈrʲætʲ]
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  • Rhymes: -ætʲ

Verb

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теря́ть (terjátʹimpf (perfective потеря́ть)

  1. to lose, to waste
  2. to shed

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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