зачати

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian зачати (začati, to begin, to conceive), from Old East Slavic зачѧти (začęti), from Proto-Slavic *začęti. By surface analysis, за- (za-) +‎ -ча́ти (-čáty)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈt͡ʃate]

Verb

зача́ти • (začátypf (imperfective зачина́ти) (transitive)

  1. to concieve, to beget, to engender
    Synonym: зароди́ти (zarodýty)
  2. (dated, colloquial or dialectal) to begin, to start, to commence
    Synonyms: (standard) поча́ти (počáty), розпоча́ти (rozpočáty)

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