йняти

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ęti (to take), reanalyzed after the verbs prefixed with *vъn-, *sъn- (vъn-ętivъ-nęti, sъn-ętisъ-nęti). The "й" at the front arose by analogy with йма́ти (jmáty), іма́ти (imáty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈi̯nʲate]

Verb

йня́ти • (jnjátyimpf or pf (imperfective -йма́ти)

  1. (archaic, rare) to have
    не йня́ти ві́риne jnjáty víryto disbelieve/to not believe
  2. Used in combination with prefixes to form perfective verbs with an approximate meaning "to take".

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Derived terms

Prefixed verbs

Further reading