мордувати

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish mordować (to murder), from German morden.[1] With -ува́ти (-uváty) ending. Compare Belarusian мардава́ць (mardavácʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɔrdʊˈʋate]

Verb

мордува́ти (morduváty) impf

  1. to torture, to torment, to rack, to excruciate (inflict severe physical pain or mental suffering on)
    Synonyms: му́чити (múčyty), катува́ти (katuváty)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • замордо́вувати impf (zamordóvuvaty), замордува́ти pf (zamorduváty)
  • мордува́ння n (morduvánnja)
  • мордува́тися impf (morduvátysja)

References

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

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