Ukrainian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Probably inherited from Proto-Slavic *kopnǫti. By surface analysis, копа́ти (kopáty) +‎ -ну́ти (-núty). Compare Russian копну́ть (kopnútʹ), Belarusian капну́ць (kapnúcʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kopˈnute]
  • (file)

Verb edit

копну́ти (kopnútypf (imperfective копа́ти)

  1. (semelfactive, transitive) to dig
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Etymology 2 edit

Possibly borrowed from Polish kopnąć (see ко́пати (kópaty)), from Proto-Slavic *kopnǫti. By surface analysis, ко́пати (kópaty) +‎ -нути (-nuty).

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Verb edit

ко́пнути (kópnutypf (imperfective ко́пати)

  1. (semelfactive, transitive) to kick
Conjugation edit

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