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Etymology

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From imperfective lengthening of the perfective Proto-Slavic stem *-žьn- (cf. first singular *žьnǫ of *žęti (to reap)) + -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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-жина́ть (-žinátʹimpf (perfective -жа́ть)

  1. Combining form used to form imperfective counterparts of prefixed derivatives of жать (žatʹ, to reap, to harvest).
    поджа́ть pf (podžátʹ)поджина́ть impf (podžinátʹ)
    обжа́ться pf (obžátʹsja)обжина́ться impf (obžinátʹsja)

Conjugation

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See also

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