Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strugati.

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  • IPA(key): /strǔːɡati/
  • Hyphenation: стру‧га‧ти

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стру́гати impf (Latin spelling strúgati)

  1. (transitive) to file (smooth, grind, or cut with a file)
  2. (transitive) to plane (smooth a wooden surface with a plane)
  3. (transitive) to grind, sharpen
  4. (transitive) to scrape, grate, scratch, rasp
  5. (transitive) to scrub (floor etc.)

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Ruthenian стрꙋга́ти (struháti), from Proto-Slavic *strugati.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [strʊˈɦate]
  • (file)

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струга́ти (struhátyimpf (perfective стру́гнути)

  1. (transitive) to plane, to whittle, to adze, to shave (to remove thin slices off wood, metal, etc., with a sharp tool)
  2. (transitive) to shave off, to cut into (thin slices)
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) to rage (of wind, blizzard, etc.)

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