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Etymology

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From imperfective lengthening of the Proto-Slavic perfective infinitive stem *-sъx- (from the infinitive *sъxnǫti) + -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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-сыха́ть (-syxátʹimpf (perfective -со́хнуть)

  1. Combining form used to form imperfective counterparts of prefixed derivatives of со́хнуть (sóxnutʹ, to dry (intransitive), to wither).
    засо́хнуть pf (zasóxnutʹ)засыха́ть impf (zasyxátʹ)
    пересо́хнуть pf (peresóxnutʹ)пересыха́ть impf (peresyxátʹ)
    вы́сохнуть pf (výsoxnutʹ)высыха́ть impf (vysyxátʹ)

Conjugation

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