See also: творить

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Etymology edit

Extracted from отвори́ть (otvorítʹ, to open), originally от- (ot-) +‎ -вори́ть (-vorítʹ), later reanalyzed as о- (o-) +‎ -твори́ть (-tvorítʹ), based on a no-longer-existing verb (compare Lithuanian vérti (to open, to close) (first singular veriù). More distantly cognate with Latin aperiō (to open), operiō (to close).

Pronunciation edit

Combining form edit

-твори́ть (-tvorítʹpf (imperfective -творя́ть)

  1. Combining form used to form prefixed perfective verbs, with the approximate meaning "to open".

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verbs