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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tàjati.
Pronunciation
Verb
та́ять • (tájatʹ) impf (perfective отта́ять or подта́ять or раста́ять)
- to melt, to thaw
- воск та́ет ― vosk tájet ― the wax is melting
- та́ять во рту ― tájatʹ vo rtu ― to melt in the mouth
- to melt away, to wane, to dwindle
- его́ си́лы та́ют ― jevó síly tájut ― his strength is dwindling (is on the wane)
- зву́ки та́ют ― zvúki tájut ― sounds fade away
- на́ши запа́сы та́ют ― náši zapásy tájut ― our stocks are dwindling
- (imperfective only) to waste away, to pine (with), to languish (with)
- to melt (with)
Conjugation
Conjugation of та́ять (class 6a imperfective intransitive)
Derived terms
- вы́таять pf (výtajatʹ), выта́ивать impf (vytáivatʹ)
- дота́ять pf (dotájatʹ), дота́ивать impf (dotáivatʹ)
- иста́ять pf (istájatʹ), иста́ивать impf (istáivatʹ)
- ната́ять pf (natájatʹ), ната́ивать impf (natáivatʹ)
- обта́ять pf (obtájatʹ), обта́ивать impf (obtáivatʹ)
- отта́ять pf (ottájatʹ), отта́ивать impf (ottáivatʹ)
- подта́ять pf (podtájatʹ), подта́ивать impf (podtáivatʹ)
- пообта́ять pf (poobtájatʹ)
- пораста́ять pf (porastájatʹ)
- поста́ять pf (postájatʹ)
- прота́ять pf (protájatʹ), прота́ивать impf (protáivatʹ)
- раста́ять pf (rastájatʹ), раста́ивать impf (rastáivatʹ)
- ста́ять pf (stájatʹ), ста́ивать impf (stáivatʹ)
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