каятися

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic каꙗтисѧ (kajatisę),[1] from Proto-Slavic *kàjati, with reflexive -ся (-sja) suffix. Compare Russian ка́яться (kájatʹsja), Belarusian ка́яцца (kájacca).

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Verb

ка́ятися (kájatysjaimpf (perfective пока́ятися)

  1. to repent, to regret (to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do)
    Synonyms: жалкува́ти impf (žalkuváty, regret), шкодува́ти impf (škoduváty, regret)
  2. to repent (to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness)
    Synonyms: розка́юватися impf (rozkájuvatysja), (religion) сповіда́тися impf (spovidátysja)

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References

  1. ^ Avanesov, R. I., editor (1991), “каꙗтисѧ”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.): in 10 vols] (in Russian), volume 4 (изживати – молениѥ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 207

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