помнить

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Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic помьнити (pomĭniti), from Proto-Slavic *pomьněti or *pomьniti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *minḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *mn-eh₁- (present stem *mn-eye-), from the root *men- (to think, mind). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic помьнѣти (pomĭněti), Polish pomnieć, Slovene pomniti.

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по́мнить (pómnitʹimpf (perfective спомнить or упо́мнить)

  1. to remember, to recollect, to think of, to keep in mind
    не по́мнить себя́
    ne pómnitʹ sebjá
    to get carried away, to lose control of oneself
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Etymology 2

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помни́ть (pomnítʹpf (imperfective мнить)

  1. (dated or high-style) to think, to consider, to imagine
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