почти

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pɐt͡ɕˈtʲi]
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Etymology 1

Imperative of поче́сть (počéstʹ, “count, consider”), literally ‘consider it so’ when something is almost true.

Adverb

почти́ • (počtí)

almost, nearly

Synonyms

счита́й (sčitáj)

References

Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “почти”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

Verb

почти́ • (počtí)

second-person singular imperative perfective of поче́сть (počéstʹ)
second-person singular imperative perfective of почти́ть (počtítʹ)

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