дзвонити

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic звьнѣти (zvĭněti), from Proto-Slavic *zvьněti. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwon-, *ǵʰwen-, *ǵʰaw-.

Cognates with Polish dzwonić.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [d͡zwɔˈnɪte]

Verb

дзвони́ти (dzvonýty) impf (perfective подзвони́ти)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to produce sound
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to contact by telephone
  3. (intransitive, figuratively, colloquial) to talk a lot, to gossip

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • дзвони́ти в усі́ дзво́ни (dzvonýty v usí dzvóny)
  • дзвони́ти зуба́ми (dzvonýty zubámy)
  • дзвонить у вухах (dzvonytʹ u vuxax)
  • дзвонить у голові (dzvonytʹ u holovi)

References

  • Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (1985), дзвонити”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume II, Kiev: Naukova Dumka, page 55
  • дзвонити in Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980) Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka
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