Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From ма́яти (májaty) +‎ -ну́ти (-núty).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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майну́ти (majnútypf (intransitive)

  1. to wave (something: + instrumental case)
    Synonym: махну́ти pf (maxnúty)
    Imperfective: ма́яти (májaty)
  2. to appear fleetingly, to be glimpsed, to flash, to loom (for a moment)
    Synonyms: мелькну́ти pf (melʹknúty), бли́снути pf (blýsnuty, to flash)
  3. (colloquial, of time) to fly, to fly by
  4. (colloquial) to dart, to dash, to flit (somewhere)
  5. (rare, of wind) to blow
    Synonyms: війну́ти pf (vijnúty), пові́яти pf (povíjaty)
    Imperfective: ма́яти (májaty)

Conjugation

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