Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *umyti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ǔmiti/
  • Hyphenation: у‧ми‧ти

Verb edit

у̀мити pf (Latin spelling ùmiti)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to wash (hands and face, with water)
    умити сеto wash oneself
    умити лицеto wash one's face
    свако јутро се умијем сапуном.I wash myself every morning with soap.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to dress up, brush up
    умити пов(иј)естto falsify history
    умити улицеto clean the streets

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