Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vykopati. By surface analysis, ви́- (vý-) +‎ копа́ти (kopáty). Compare Russian вы́копать (výkopatʹ), Belarusian вы́капаць (výkapacʹ), Polish wykopać.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɪkɔpɐte]
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Verb

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ви́копати (výkopatypf (imperfective вико́пувати) (transitive)

  1. to dig (:ditch, hole, grave, well, etc.)
  2. to dig out, to dig up, to excavate (:buried or planted thing)
    Hyponym: ексгумува́ти pf (ekshumuváty)
  3. (figurative) to dig up (uncover or find)

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