поминать

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Russian

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Etymology 1

Verb

помина́ть (pominátʹimpf (perfective помяну́ть)

  1. (dated) to remember, to recall
  2. (colloquial) to mention
    не помина́й меня́ ли́хом!ne pomináj menjá líxom!remember me kindly! (sometimes used when someone leaves for a very risky venture or leaves for good)
  3. (religion) to pray for the health living or the repose of the soul of the dead, to commemorate
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Etymology 2

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помина́ть (pominátʹimpf (perfective помя́ть)

  1. to squeeze, to press, to wrinkle for a while
    Он стоя́л до́лго, помина́я перча́тки, не зна́л, что отвеча́ть.
    On stojál dólgo, pominája perčátki, ne znál, što otvečátʹ.
    He stood for a long time, wrinkling his gloves, and did not know how to reply.
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