Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ukrainian квѣтнути (květnuti).[1] By surface analysis, квіт (kvit) +‎ -нути (-nuty). Compare Polish kwitnąć.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkʋʲitnʊte]
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Verb

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кві́тнути (kvítnutyimpf (intransitive)

  1. (third person only, of flowering plants) to bloom, to blossom, to flower
  2. (figuratively) to bloom (to be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigour; to show beauty and freshness)
  3. (figuratively) to flourish (to prosper or fare well)

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Prefixed verbs

References

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  1. ^ Voitiv, H. V., editor (2008), “квитнути, квѣтнути”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 14 (к – конъюрация), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 78
  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “квітнути”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 22

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