Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from ти́кати (týkaty, to poke, to prod), whence also спотика́тися (spotykátysja), спіткну́тися (spitknútysja).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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спітка́ти (spitkátypf (transitive)

  1. to encounter, to meet (somebody coming in the opposite direction)
  2. to encounter, to come across (somebody or something on one's way)
    Synonym: натра́пити pf (natrápyty)
  3. (figuratively) to befall (of fate, misfortune, etc.)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “тикати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 566

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