Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian гамовати (hamovati) (since the early XVI), from Old Polish hamować, from Middle High German hamen, from Old High German *hamōn. Compare modern German hemmen, from Proto-West Germanic *hammjan, whence also English hem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɦɐmʊˈʋate]
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Verb

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гамува́ти (hamuvátyimpf

  1. to hold back, to restrain, to contain, to check, to subdue, to repress, to temper, to withhold
    Synonyms: стри́мувати (strýmuvaty), зде́ржувати (zdéržuvaty), перебо́рювати (perebórjuvaty), боро́ти (boróty), приду́шувати (prydúšuvaty), прибо́ркувати (prybórkuvaty), приглуша́ти (pryhlušáty), глуши́ти (hlušýty), гаси́ти (hasýty)
  2. to calm, to assuage, to quiet, to subdue
    Synonyms: вгамо́вувати (vhamóvuvaty), заспоко́ювати (zaspokójuvaty), вго́втувати (vhóvtuvaty), втіша́ти (vtišáty), ті́шити (tíšyty), угомоня́ти (uhomonjáty), втихоми́рювати (vtyxomýrjuvaty)

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