вештатися

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Alexander Potebnja hypothesized a derivation via metathesis from *ветшати(сь) (*vetšaty(sʹ), to get old).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɛʃtɐtesʲɐ]
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Verb edit

ве́штатися (véštatysjaimpf

  1. (colloquial) to gad about, to hang around, to knock about, to knock around, to wander about, to wander around (to move or roam around aimlessly)
    Synonyms: броди́ти impf (brodýty), блука́ти impf (blukáty), вала́ндатися impf (valándatysja), (rare) ве́штати impf (véštaty)

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “вештатися”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 367

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