-минать

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Etymology

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From imperfective lengthening of the perfective Proto-Slavic stem *-mьn- (cf. first singular *mьnǫ of *męti) + -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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-мина́ть (-minátʹimpf (perfective -мя́ть)

  1. Combining form used to form imperfective counterparts of prefixed derivatives of мять (mjatʹ, to rumple, to wrinkle, to knead).
    замя́ть pf (zamjátʹ)замина́ть impf (zaminátʹ)
    смять pf (smjatʹ)смина́ть impf (sminátʹ)
    замя́ться pf (zamjátʹsja)замина́ться impf (zaminátʹsja)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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