Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vabiti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʋǎːbiti/
  • Hyphenation: ва‧би‧ти

Verb edit

ва́бити impf (Latin spelling vábiti)

  1. (transitive) to lure, entice

Conjugation edit

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Ruthenian вабити (vabiti), from Old East Slavic вабити (vabiti), from Proto-Slavic *vabiti. Cognate to Belarusian ва́біць (vábicʹ), Czech vábit, Polish wabić, Bulgarian ва́бя (vábja).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋabete]
  • (file)

Verb edit

ва́бити (vábytyimpf (perfective прива́бити or зва́бити) (transitive)

  1. to attract, to draw, to tempt
    Synonyms: притягувати́ (prytjahuvatý), спокуша́ти (spokušáty)
  2. to lure, to allure, to entice
    Synonym: мани́ти pf (manýty)

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Prefixed verbs

Further reading edit