Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ukrainian бѣситиcѧ (běsiticja).[1] By surface analysis, біси́ти (bisýty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian беси́ться (besítʹsja).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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біси́тися (bisýtysjaimpf (perfective збіси́тися)

  1. (colloquial) to rage, to go bananas, to go nuts, to have a fit (to act or speak in heightened anger)
    Synonym: лютува́ти impf (ljutuváty)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1996), “бѣситиcѧ”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 3 (богъ – весъной), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 151

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