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Etymology

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From imperfective lengthening of the Proto-Slavic perfective infinitive stem *-dьr- (from the infinitive *dьrati) + -а́ть (-átʹ). Similar lengthening accounts for the change -о--а- in imperfective derivations in -ывать (-yvatʹ) and -ивать (-ivatʹ), e.g.

Pronunciation

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Combining form

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-дира́ть (-dirátʹimpf (perfective -дра́ть)

  1. Combining form used to form imperfective counterparts of prefixed derivatives of драть (dratʹ, to tear).
    задра́ть pf (zadrátʹ)задира́ть impf (zadirátʹ)
    ободра́ть pf (obodrátʹ)обдира́ть impf (obdirátʹ)
    придра́ться pf (pridrátʹsja)придира́ться impf (pridirátʹsja)

Conjugation

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See also

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