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обожать

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Russian

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Etymology

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Imperfective form of now dated обо́жить (obóžitʹ) formed by adding suffix -а. Morphemes: о- (o-) +‎ бог (bog) +‎ (-i) +‎ (-a) +‎ -ть (-tʹ). Explanation: г+и=жи; жи+а=жа.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐbɐˈʐatʲ]
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Verb

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обожа́ть (obožátʹimpf (perfective заобожа́ть)

  1. to adore, to love
  2. (archaic) to deify, to revere, worship
    Synonym: обожествля́ть impf (obožestvljátʹ)

Conjugation

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