ять

See also: -ять and -ать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jætʲ]

Etymology 1

The Cyrillic Yat set in (from left to right) upright, italic, and semi-uncial typefaces.

Noun

ять • (jatʹ) m inan (genitive я́тя, nominative plural я́ти, genitive plural я́тей)

  1. The archaic letter yat (Cyrillic capital Ѣ, Cyrillic small ѣ, Glagolitic ⱑ).
Declension
Declension of ять (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative я́ть
játʹ		 я́ти
játi
genitive я́тя
játja		 я́тей
játej
dative я́тю
játju		 я́тям
játjam
accusative я́ть
játʹ		 я́ти
játi
instrumental я́тем
játem		 я́тями
játjami
prepositional я́те
játe		 я́тях
játjax
Pre-reform declension of ять (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative я́ть
játʹ		 я́ти
játi
genitive я́тя
játja		 я́тей
játej
dative я́тю
játju		 я́тямъ
játjam
accusative я́ть
játʹ		 я́ти
játi
instrumental я́темъ
játem		 я́тями
játjami
prepositional я́тѣ
játě		 я́тяхъ
játjax

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *ęti.

Verb

ять • (jatʹ) pf (imperfective има́ть)

  1. (obsolete) to take
  2. (obsolete) to acquire, receive
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • (take): взять (vzjatʹ)
  • (acquire): имать (imatʹ)
Derived terms
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