клепати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian клепа́ти (klepáti), from Old East Slavic клепати (klepati), from Proto-Slavic *klepati.

Pronunciation

Verb

клепа́ти (klepátyimpf (transitive)

  1. to sharpen and straighten (the blade of a tool by hammering)
    Synonyms: гостри́ти (hostrýty), точи́ти (točýty), заго́стрювати (zahóstrjuvaty), зато́чувати (zatóčuvaty), наго́стрювати (nahóstrjuvaty), нато́чувати (natóčuvaty)
  2. to rivet
  3. (colloquial) to forge, to smith
    Synonyms: кува́ти (kuváty), вико́вувати (vykóvuvaty), викле́пувати (vyklépuvaty), ку́ти (kúty)
  4. (colloquial) to slander, to calumniate, to calumny
    Synonyms: накле́пувати (naklépuvaty), намовля́ти (namovljáty), набрі́хувати (nabríxuvaty), обмовля́ти (obmovljáty), оббрі́хувати (obbríxuvaty), набала́кувати (nabalákuvaty), ва́дити (vádyty)

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