опасаться

Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, from о- (o-) + пасти́ (pastí) + -а́ть (-átʹ) + -ся (-sja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐpɐˈsat͡sːə]
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Verb

опаса́ться • (opasátʹsja) impf

  1. to be afraid of, to fear (+ genitive or за (za) + accusative)
  2. to avoid, to beware of, to refrain from (+ genitive or infinitive)

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “опасный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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