гаяти

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gajiti, which is related to *gajь.

Cognate with Czech hajiti, Serbo-Croatian гајити.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɦɑjɐte]

Verb

га́яти (hájaty) impf (perfective зга́яти)

  1. (transitive) to detain, to keep back, to stop (somebody)
  2. (transitive) to waste (time)

Conjugation

References

  • Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (1982), гаяти”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume I, Kiev: Naukova Dumka, page 484
  • гаяти in Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980) Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka
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