Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From о- (o-) +‎ пуска́ти (puskáty). Compare Russian опуска́ть (opuskátʹ), Belarusian апуска́ць (apuskácʹ), Polish opuszczać.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɔpʊˈskate]
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Verb

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опуска́ти (opuskátyimpf (perfective опусти́ти) (transitive)

  1. to lower, to let down (to allow to descend)
  2. to put down
  3. to drop
  4. (dialectal) to leave
  5. (prison slang) to degrade, to humiliate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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