состязаться

Russian

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Church Slavonic сътѧѕати сѧ (sŭtędzati sę), сътѧзати сѧ (sŭtęzati sę), from Proto-Slavic *tędzati, featuring 3rd palatalization. Compare native тяга́ться (tjagátʹsja), from Proto-Slavic *tęgati without 3rd palatalization.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [səsʲtʲɪˈzat͡sːə]

Verb

состяза́ться • (sostjazátʹsjaimpf

  1. to compete, to vie, to contend

Conjugation