викопувати

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From ви́копати (výkopaty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian выка́пывать (vykápyvatʹ), Belarusian выко́пваць (vykópvacʹ), Polish wykopywać.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʋeˈkɔpʊʋɐte]
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Verb

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вико́пувати (vykópuvatyimpf (perfective ви́копати) (transitive)

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

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