вбивати

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• убива́ти (ubyváty) (after consonants or at the beginning of a clause)

Etymology

вби́ти (vbýty) +‎ -ва́ти (-váty)

Pronunciation

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Verb

вбива́ти • (vbyváty) impf (perfective вби́ти)

1. (transitive) Alternative form of убива́ти (ubyváty): to kill, to murder

Usage notes

• The forms вбива́ти (vbyváty) (used after vowels) and убива́ти (ubyváty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

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References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вбивати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “вбивати”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “вбивати”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)