-зирать

Russian

Etymology

From imperfective lengthening of the Proto-Slavic perfective infinitive stem *-zьr- (from the infinitive *zьrěti) + -а́ть (-átʹ). Similar lengthening accounts for the change -о--а- in imperfective derivations in -ывать (-yvatʹ) and -ивать (-ivatʹ), e.g.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zʲɪˈratʲ]

Combining form

-зира́ть • (-zirátʹimpf (perfective -зре́ть)

  1. Combining form used to form imperfective counterparts of prefixed derivatives of зреть (zretʹ, to watch, to look at).
    презре́ть pf (prezrétʹ)презира́ть impf (prezirátʹ)
    воззре́ть pf (vozzrétʹ)взира́ть impf (vzirátʹ)

Conjugation

See also