Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *kopati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kop-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (to strike, beat).

Verb edit

копати (kopati?

  1. to dig

Descendants edit

  • Bulgarian: копая (kopaja)
  • Macedonian: копа (kopa)

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kopati, see above.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kǒpati/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧па‧ти

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ко̀пати impf (Latin spelling kòpati)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to dig

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old East Slavic копати (kopati), from Proto-Slavic *kopati.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kɔˈpate]
  • (file)

Verb edit

копа́ти (kopátyimpf (perfective копну́ти) (transitive)

  1. to dig
  2. to dig out, to dig up, to excavate
  3. to mine, to quarry
  4. (figuratively) to dig, to search for, to research, to investigate
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Etymology 2 edit

The same as etymology 1. Judging by the stress, quite possibly borrowed from Polish kopać.

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ко́пати (kópatyimpf (perfective ко́пнути) (transitive)

  1. to kick
    Synonyms: ударя́ти (udarjáty), би́ти (býty), брика́ти (brykáty), хви́ца́ти (xvýcáty)
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