котити

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotiti (sę).

• IPA^(key): /kǒtiti/
• Hyphenation: ко‧ти‧ти

ко̀тити impf (Latin spelling kòtiti)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to bear, bring forth (of animals)
2. (reflexive, figuratively) to multiply

• нако̀тити
• око̀тити

Inherited from Old Ruthenian коти́ти (kotíti), from Old East Slavic *коти́ти (*kotíti), from Proto-Slavic *kotiti.

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коти́ти • (kotýty) impf

1. (transitive) to roll (to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface)
2. (transitive) to transport, to take, to bring (using a wheeled object)
3. (transitive) to roll, to push, to move (a wheeled object)
4. (transitive) to roll, to undulate, to toss (of wind or water currents)
5. (intransitive, colloquial) to roll, to undulate, to billow, to welter (of waves, fog, smoke, clouds, etc.)
6. (intransitive, colloquial) to drive, to ride, to go (by vehicle)
7. (intransitive, colloquial) to move (of heavenly bodies)
8. (intransitive, colloquial) to roll down, to trickle down, to run down (of tears, sweat, water, etc.)
9. (intransitive, colloquial) to flow, to run, to stream (of liquids)

• коти́ти (kotýty) is a concrete verb. Its counterparts, ката́ти (katáty) and кача́ти (kačáty), are abstract verbs.

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “котити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “котити”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “котити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “котити”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “котити”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “котити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “котити”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)