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Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Deverbal from зате́ять (zatéjatʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
зате́я • (zatéja) f inan (genitive зате́и, nominative plural зате́и, genitive plural зате́й)
- enterprise, undertaking
- (usually in the plural) piece of fun, fancy
Declension
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References
- Kiparsky, Valentin (1975) Russische historische Grammatik. Band III: Entwicklung des Wortschatzes (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 172