почти

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɐt͡ɕˈtʲi]

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Etymology 1

Imperative of поче́сть (počéstʹ, “count, consider”), literally ‘consider it so’ when something is almost true.

Adverb

почти́ • (počtí)

1. almost, nearly

Synonyms

• счита́й (sčitáj)

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

почти́ • (počtí)

1. second-person singular imperative perfective of поче́сть (počéstʹ)
2. second-person singular imperative perfective of почти́ть (počtítʹ)