оборонитися

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From оборони́ти (oboronýty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian оборони́ться (oboronítʹsja), Belarusian абарані́цца (abaranícca), Polish obronić się.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɔbɔrɔˈnɪtesʲɐ]
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Verb edit

оборони́тися (oboronýtysjapf (imperfective обороня́тися)

  1. to defend oneself
  2. (military) to hold the line, to resist
  3. passive of оборони́ти pf (oboronýty)

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