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-зывать

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Russian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Combining form

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-зыва́ть (-zyvátʹimpf (perfective -зва́ть)

  1. Combining form used to form imperfective counterparts of prefixed derivatives of звать (zvatʹ, to call, to invite).
    назва́ть pf (nazvátʹ)называ́ть impf (nazyvátʹ)
    вы́звать pf (výzvatʹ)вызыва́ть impf (vyzyvátʹ)
    созва́ть pf (sozvátʹ)сзыва́ть impf (szyvátʹ)
    воззва́ть pf (vozzvátʹ)взыва́ть impf (vzyvátʹ)

Conjugation

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See also

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