кувыркать

Russian

Etymology

Apparently related to кувы́рдать (kuvýrdatʹ, to throw a stick), кувы́рдаться (kuvýrdatʹsja, to tumble). Per ESSJa (Trubachev), from Proto-Slavic *kuvьrtati, formed from a prefix *ku- + the root of *vьrtěti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʊvɨrˈkatʲ]

Verb

кувырка́ть (kuvyrkátʹ) impf (perfective кувыркну́ть)

  1. to overturn

Conjugation

Derived terms

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