обещать

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic обѣщати (oběščati), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic обѣщать (oběštatĭ), from Proto-Slavic *oběťati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbʲɪˈɕːætʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

обеща́ть (obeščátʹ) impf (perfective пообеща́ть)

  1. to promise

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • обеща́ться impf or pf (obeščátʹsja)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), обещать”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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