мордувати

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Ruthenian мордова́ти (mordováti, to torture, to torment), from Old Polish mordować (to murder), from Middle High German morden, mörden, mürden (to murder), from Old High German morden, murden (to murder), from Proto-West Germanic *murþijan (to murder), from Proto-Germanic *murþijaną (to murder).[1][2] By surface analysis, морд (mord) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Related to English murder.

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Verb edit

мордува́ти (morduvátyimpf

  1. to torture, to torment, to rack, to excruciate (inflict severe physical pain or mental suffering on)
    Synonyms: му́чити (múčyty), катува́ти (katuváty)

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References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “мордувати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  2. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1990), “мардавацца”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 6 (лі́ра – мая́чыць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 227