Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Polish wybaczyć.[1] Also analyzable as ви- (vy-) +‎ ба́чити (báčyty).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɪbɐt͡ʃete]
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Verb edit

ви́бачити (výbačytypf (imperfective вибача́ти)

  1. (transitive) to excuse, to pardon, to forgive
    Synonyms: проба́чити (probáčyty), прости́ти (prostýty)
    ви́бачте!výbačte!Excuse me!

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “вибача́ти”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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