борсатися

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Uncertain. Oleg Trubachyov suggests a connection with Proto-Slavic *brъsati / *brъsiti.

Pronunciation

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Verb

бо́рсатися (bórsatysjaimpf (perfective побо́рсатися)

  1. to flounder, to flail, to flail about, to struggle, to thrash about
    Synonym: би́тися impf (býtysja)

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References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, O. N. (1967) “J. B. Rudnyćkyj. An etymological dictionary of the Ukrainian language, part 1–3”, in Этимология 1965: Материалы и исследования по индоевропейским и другим языкам, Moscow, page 383
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “борсатися”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 235

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