-ймати

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • -німа́ти (-nimáty)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьmati, whence also ма́ти (máty). Compare Belarusian -йма́ць (-jmácʹ), as well as archaic Russian има́ть (imátʹ), later reanalyzed as -нима́ть (-nimátʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈi̯mate]

Combining form

-йма́ти • (-jmátyimpf (perfective йня́ти or -ня́ти)

  1. Combining form used to form imperfective counterparts of prefixed derivatives of йня́ти (jnjáty) or -ня́ти (-njáty, to take).

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