-евать

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Russian

Etymology 1

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-ева́ть or -евать (-evátʹ or -evatʹ)

  1. Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives whose stem ends in a palatal consonant, a hushing consonant (ш ж ч щ) or ц.
    го́ре (góre, grief) + ‎-ева́ть (-evátʹ) → ‎горева́ть (gorevátʹ, to grieve, to mourn)
    та́нец (tánec, dance) (stem танц- (tanc-)) + ‎-ева́ть (-evátʹ) → ‎танцева́ть (tancevátʹ, to dance)
    ночь (nočʹ, night) + ‎-ева́ть (-evátʹ) → ‎ночева́ть (nočevátʹ, to spend the night)
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stressed

unstressed

stressed, after ц

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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-ева́ть (-evátʹ)

  1. Used to form imperfective verbs from prefixed class-4 perfective verbs based on a non-syllabic root; variant of -вать (-vatʹ).
    растли́ть pf (rastlítʹ, to deflower, to rape, to seduce (a virgin); to morally decay) + ‎-ева́ть (-evátʹ) → ‎растлева́ть impf (rastlevátʹ)
    затми́ть pf (zatmítʹ, to eclipse, to obscure) + ‎-ева́ть (-evátʹ) → ‎затмева́ть impf (zatmevátʹ)
    продли́ть pf (prodlítʹ, to prolong) + ‎-ева́ть (-evátʹ) → ‎продлева́ть impf (prodlevátʹ)
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