Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian уцѣлѣти (ucělěti). By surface analysis, у (u) +‎ -цілі́ти (-cilíty). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic оуцѣлѣти (ucělěti).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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уцілі́ти (ucilítypf

  1. (intransitive) to survive, to stay alive/whole/intact
    Synonyms: ви́жити (výžyty), зберегти́ся (zberehtýsja), зацілі́ти (zacilíty), захова́тися (zaxovátysja)

Usage notes

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  • The forms уцілі́ти (ucilíty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вцілі́ти (vcilíty) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

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