скинутися

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From ски́нути (skýnuty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Belarusian скі́нуцца (skínucca), Russian ски́нуться (skínutʹsja).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ски́нутися (skýnutysjapf (imperfective скида́тися)

  1. to jump, to start (to jerk suddenly in surprise or in response to a stimulus)
    ски́нутися очи́маskýnutysja očýmato exchange glances
  2. (perfective only, figuratively) to flash (to appear briefly)
  3. (of fish) to splash to the surface
  4. (colloquial) to chip in, to pitch in [with instrumental or по (po, + locative) ‘with something (a contribution)’, along with на (na, + accusative) ‘for something’] (to make a contribution)
  5. to resemble, to look like, to seem like [with на (na, + accusative)]
  6. to turn into [with instrumental]
    • 1862, Marko Vovchok, “Чари”, in Народні оповідання [Folk Tales]‎[1], volume 2, archived from the original on 2024-07-14:
      Чує вона в собі нелюдську силу... Скинулась вона ластівкою та й полинула.
      Čuje vona v sobi neljudsʹku sylu... Skynulasʹ vona lastivkoju ta j polynula.
      She feels in herself an inhuman strength... She turned into a swallow and flew away.
  7. (dialectal) to give up, to renounce [with genitive ‘something’]
    Synonym: (nondialectal) відмо́витися pf (vidmóvytysja)
  8. passive of ски́нути pf (skýnuty):
    1. to be thrown off, to be cast off
    2. to be discharged, to be dropped, to be dumped, to be shed, to be jettisoned

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