-пирать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈratʲ]

Etymology 1

From imperfective lengthening of the perfective Proto-Slavic stem *-pьr- (cf. first singular *pьrǫ of *perti) + -а́ть (-átʹ). Similar lengthening accounts for the change -о--а- in imperfective derivations in -ывать (-yvatʹ) and -ивать (-ivatʹ), e.g.

Combining form

-пира́ть • (-pirátʹimpf (perfective -пере́ть)

  1. Combining form used to form imperfective counterparts of prefixed derivatives of пере́ть (perétʹ, to trudge, to carry).
    подпере́ть pf (podperétʹ)подпира́ть impf (podpirátʹ)
    упере́ть pf (uperétʹ)упира́ть impf (upirátʹ)
    опере́ться pf (operétʹsja)опира́ться impf (opirátʹsja)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From imperfective lengthening of the perfective Proto-Slavic stem *-pьr- (cf. infinitive *pьrati) + -а́ть (-átʹ). Similar lengthening accounts for the change -о--а- in imperfective derivations in -ывать (-yvatʹ) and -ивать (-ivatʹ), e.g.

Combining form

-пира́ть • (-pirátʹimpf (perfective -пра́ть)

  1. Combining form used to form imperfective counterparts of prefixed derivatives of прать (pratʹ, to crush, to stomp (dated)).
    попра́ть pf (poprátʹ)попира́ть impf (popirátʹ)
Conjugation

See also