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Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *xytati. Cognate with Belarusian хіста́ць (xistácʹ), Czech chytat, Silesian chytać, Bulgarian хи́там (hítam), Slovene hítatі.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [xeˈtate]
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Verb edit

хита́ти (xytátyimpf (perfective хитну́ти)

  1. (transitive) to sway, to rock, to shake
    ві́тер хита́є дере́ваvíter xytáje derévathe wind is shaking the trees
  2. (impersonal) to sway; to stagger, to reel
    його́ хита́є, бо він п'я́нийjohó xytáje, bo vin pʺjányjhe is staggering, because he is drunk
  3. to rock, to swing, to shake

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