бичувати

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian бичова́ти, бичева́ти (bičováti, bičeváti, “to whip, to lash”), from Proto-Slavic *bičevati. By surface analysis, бич (byč) +‎ -увати (-uvaty).

бичува́ти • (byčuváty) impf (transitive)

1. (uncommon) to whip, to lash, to scourge, to flog
2. (figurative) to castigate, to bash, to reprimand

From бичова́ (byčová) +‎ -ати (-aty), later reanalized as бич + -овати (byč + -ovaty), coinciding with бичува́ти (byčuváty) (Etymology 1).

бичува́ти • (byčuváty) impf (transitive, dated)

1. to harness/yoke additional beasts of burden
2. (uncommon) to haul a boat with a rope

From біч (bič, “hobo, bum”) +‎ -ува́ти (-uváty).

• бічува́ти impf (bičuváty)

бичува́ти • (byčuváty) impf

1. (intransitive, rare) Alternative form of бічува́ти (bičuváty) to be a hobo/bum

   Synonym: бомжува́ти (bomžuváty)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бичувати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “бичувати”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “бичувати”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “бичувати”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “бичувати”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “бичувати”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “бичувати”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)