-нять

Russian

Etymology

Based on reanalysis of the verbs внять (vnjatʹ) and снять (snjatʹ) as composed of в- (v-) and с- (s-) plus a suffix -нять. Originally -ять (jatʹ) (cf. ять (jatʹ), взять (vzjatʹ), объя́ть (obʺjátʹ), прия́ть (prijátʹ)), from Proto-Slavic *ęti (to take) (present tense *jьmǫ). See also иметь (imetʹ, to possess, have).

Cognate with Old Church Slavonic имѫ (imǫ), Lithuanian im̃ti, Latvian jem̃t (dialectal), Old Prussian īmt, Latin emō (to buy (to take in derived verbs)). See also -нима́ть (-nimátʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲætʲ]
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Combining form

-ня́ть • (-njátʹpf (imperfective -нима́ть)

  1. Combining form used to form perfective verbs of various meanings; original meaning "to take".

Derived terms

verbs