See also: творить

Russian

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Etymology

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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

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Combining form

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-твори́ть (-tvorítʹpf (imperfective -творя́ть)

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

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Conjugation

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Derived terms

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