ять

See also: -ять and -ать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jætʲ]
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Etymology 1

Noun

ять • (jatʹm inan (genitive я́тя, nominative plural я́ти, genitive plural я́тей)

  1. The archaic letter yat (Cyrillic capital Ѣ, Cyrillic small ѣ, Glagolitic ).
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ęti.

Verb

ять • (jatʹpf (imperfective има́ть)

  1. (obsolete) to take
    Synonym: взять (vzjatʹ)
  2. (obsolete) to acquire, to receive
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