Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic хопити (xopiti), from Proto-Slavic *xopiti. Compare Czech chopit, Russian хопи́ть (xopítʹ) and Ukrainian хопити (xopyty).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [xaˈpʲit͡sʲ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sʲ

Verb

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хапі́ць (xapícʹpf (imperfective хапа́ць) (colloquial, transitive)

  1. perfective form of хапа́ць (xapácʹ): to grab, to seize
    Synonyms: хапну́ць (xapnúcʹ), хапану́ць (xapanúcʹ), хапяну́ць (xapjanúcʹ)
  2. to drink up, to quickly swallow something
  3. (figuratively) to survive, to endure something difficult or unpleasant
  4. (of the cold) to harden, to compact (often + зямля́ (zjamljá, earth, ground))
  5. (figuratively) to cross the boundaries of something, to go too far, to allow exaggeration in something
    хапі́ць це́раз крайxapícʹ cjéraz krajlosing sense of proportion, do or say something that goes beyond the usual, normal (literally, “to grab across the country”)
  6. to hit something hard, with much force
    1. to feel sudden and severe pain
  7. (of illnesses etc.) to appear suddenly, to bring suffering
  8. to immediately, quickly do something
    1. to unexpectedly sing or shout
  9. (of objects) to be sufficient, to suffice
  10. (of humans) to be able to do something

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Predicative

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хапіць (xapicʹ) (+ verb infinitive)

  1. (only as хо́піць (xópicʹ)) enough, stop (doing/saying something)

References

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  • хапіць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • хапіць”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)