борсатися

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Oleg Trubachyov suggests a connection with Proto-Slavic *brъsati / *brъsiti.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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бо́рсатися (bórsatysjaimpf (perfective побо́рсатися)

  1. to flounder, to flail, to flail about, to struggle, to thrash about
    Synonym: би́тися impf (býtysja)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Trubachyov, O. N. (1967) “J. B. Rudnyćkyj. An etymological dictionary of the Ukrainian language, part 1–3”, in Этимология 1965: Материалы и исследования по индоевропейским и другим языкам, Moscow, page 383
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “борсатися”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 235

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