Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From ску́ка (skúka) +‎ -а́ти (-áty).[1] Compare Russian скуча́ть (skučátʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [skʊˈt͡ʃate]
  • (file)

Verb edit

скуча́ти (skučátyimpf (perfective ску́чити) (intransitive)

  1. to be bored
    Synonym: нудьгува́ти impf (nudʹhuváty)
  2. to feel longing, to long for, to miss (+ за + instrumental or без + genitive)
    Synonym: сумува́ти impf (sumuváty)

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “скука”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 290

Further reading edit