-нимать

Russian

Alternative forms

• -ыма́ть (-ymátʹ)

Etymology

Based on reanalysis of the verbs внима́ть (vnimátʹ) and снима́ть (snimátʹ) as composed of в- (v-) and с- (s-) plus a suffix -нима́ть. Originally -има́ть (-imátʹ) (cf. обыма́ть (obymátʹ), приима́ть (priimátʹ)), from Proto-Slavic *jьmati (“to take”). See also -нять (-njatʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʲɪˈmatʲ]

Combining form

-нима́ть • (-nimátʹ) impf (perfective -ня́ть)

1. Combining form used to form imperfective counterparts of prefixed derivatives of -нять (-njatʹ, “to take”).

Derived terms

• See -нять (-njatʹ) for derived terms.
• Russian terms suffixed with -нимать