-зывать

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɨˈvatʲ]

Combining form

-зыва́ть (-zyvátʹ) impf (perfective -зва́ть)

  1. Combining form used to form imperfective counterparts of prefixed derivatives of звать (zvatʹ, to call, to invite).
    назва́ть pf (nazvátʹ)называ́ть impf (nazyvátʹ)
    вы́звать pf (výzvatʹ)вызыва́ть impf (vyzyvátʹ)
    созва́ть pf (sozvátʹ)сзыва́ть impf (szyvátʹ)
    воззва́ть pf (vozzvátʹ)взыва́ть impf (vzyvátʹ)

Conjugation

See also

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