вештатися

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Ukrainian

Etymology

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

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Verb

ве́штатися (véštatysjaimpf

  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)

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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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