вештатися

Ukrainian

Etymology

Uncertain. Alexander Potebnja hypothesized a derivation via metathesis from *ветшати(сь) (*vetšaty(sʹ), to get old).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɛʃtɐtesʲɐ]
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Verb

ве́штатися (véštatysja) impf

  1. (colloquial) to gad about, to hang around, to knock about, to knock around, to wander about, to wander around (to move or roam around aimlessly)
    Synonyms: броди́ти impf (brodýty), блука́ти impf (blukáty), вала́ндатися impf (valándatysja), (rare) ве́штати impf (véštaty)

Conjugation

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), вештатися”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 367

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