копати

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kopati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kop-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (to strike, beat).

Verb

копати (kopatiimpf

  1. to dig

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: копая (kopaja)
  • Macedonian: копа (kopa)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kopati, see above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǒpati/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧па‧ти

Verb

ко̀пати impf (Latin spelling kòpati)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to dig

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Ukrainian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic копати (kopati), from Proto-Slavic *kopati.

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Verb

копа́ти (kopátyimpf (perfective копну́ти) (transitive)

  1. to dig
  2. to dig out, to dig up, to excavate
  3. to mine, to quarry
  4. (figuratively) to dig, to search for, to research, to investigate
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Etymology 2

The same as etymology 1. Judging by the stress, quite possibly borrowed from Polish kopać.

Pronunciation

Verb

ко́пати (kópatyimpf (perfective ко́пнути) (transitive)

  1. to kick
    Synonyms: ударя́ти (udarjáty), би́ти (býty), брика́ти (brykáty), хви́ца́ти (xvýcáty)
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