лоскотати

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *laskotati, from *laskati. Compare Belarusian ласката́ць (laskatácʹ), Polish łaskotać. The cause of the vowel shift is unclear but possibly influenced by Polish łoskotać (to bang, to make a din) and/or cognates thereof.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɫɔskɔˈtate]
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Verb

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лоскота́ти (loskotátyimpf (perfective полоскота́ти or залоскота́ти)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to tickle
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to tickle, to titillate

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