опасаться

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Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, from о- (o-) +‎ пасти́ (pastí) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja).

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Verb

опаса́ться (opasátʹsjaimpf

  1. to be afraid of, to fear
  2. to avoid, to beware of, to refrain from

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “опасный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress