Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʍpɐˈdate]
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Etymology 1

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From в- (v-) +‎ пада́ти (padáty) or from the впад- stem of впа́сти (vpásty) +‎ -а́ти (-áty). Compare Russian впада́ть (vpadátʹ), Polish wpadać.

Verb

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впада́ти (vpadátyimpf (perfective впа́сти) (intransitive)

  1. (of a river, stream, etc.) to fall, to flow [with в (v) or у (u, + accusative) ‘into’]
    Synonyms: влива́тися impf (vlyvátysja), втіка́ти impf (vtikáty)
    впада́ти в го́лову (кому́сь) (idiomatic)
    vpadáty v hólovu (komúsʹ)
    to occur (to someone), to come to mind
    (literally, “to fall into the head”)
    впада́ти в о́ко (кому́сь) (idiomatic)
    vpadáty v óko (komúsʹ)
    to catch the eye (of someone)
    (literally, “to fall into the eye”)
  2. (chiefly perfective, of cheeks, eyes, etc.) to sink in, to become hollow/sunken
  3. (figuratively) to fall, to lapse, to sink [with в (v) or у (u, + accusative) ‘into (a condition)’]
    впада́ти в ро́зпачvpadáty v rózpačto fall into despair
    впада́ти в гріхvpadáty v hrixto fall into sin
    впада́ти в заду́муvpadáty v zadúmuto fall into a reverie
    впада́ти в па́нікуvpadáty v pánikuto fall into a panic
    впада́ти в кра́йнощіvpadáty v krájnoščito go to extremes
    впада́ти в дити́нствоvpadáty v dytýnstvoto enter one's second childhood, to enter one's dotage
    впада́ти в мара́змvpadáty v marázmto become senile, to enter one's dotage
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Etymology 2

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From в- (v-) +‎ (у)пада́ти ((u)padáty). Compare Russian упада́ть (upadátʹ), Polish upadać.

Verb

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впада́ти (vpadátyimpf

  1. (intransitive) Alternative form of упада́ти impf (upadáty, to fall, to fall down, to drop)
Usage notes
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  • The forms впада́ти (vpadáty) (used after vowels) and упада́ти (upadáty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
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