зиять

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zijati. Cognate with Lithuanian žióti (to open (the mouth) wide) (first singular žióju) žióvauti (to yawn), Latvian žàvât (to yawn), Ancient Greek χαίνω (khaínō, to yawn), χάσκω (kháskō, to yawn), Latin hiāre (to yawn), Sanskrit vihāyas (airspace). See also yawn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zʲɪˈjætʲ]

Verb

зия́ть (zijátʹ) impf

  1. (dated, about animals) to gape, to yawn

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • зия́ние (zijánije)
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