одолеть

Russian

Etymology

Acc. to Vasmer, from Old Church Slavonic манити (maniti) and thus cognate to ма́ять (májatʹ, to exhaust, to harass), Sanskrit माया (māyā, fraud, illusion) and Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos, imitation, mimicking)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐdɐˈlʲetʲ]
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Verb

одоле́ть (odolétʹ) pf (imperfective одолева́ть)

  1. to overcome, overpower, conquer
    одолеть врагаodoletʹ vragato overpower the enemy
  2. to seize, overcome
    его одолел сонjevo odolel sonhe was overcome by sleepiness
  3. (colloquial) to cope, manage
    он никак не одолеет эту книгуon nikak ne odolejet etu kniguhe cannot get through this book

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), одолеть”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
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