коїти

• IPA^(key):

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kojiti (“to soothe”), the exact nature of the semantic shift is unknown. Compare Old Ruthenian ко́итися (kóitisja, “to be held, to be soothed”). Alternatively, related to чини́ти (čynýty).

ко́їти • (kójity) impf (perfective ско́їти)

1. (transitive) to commit, to do (usually something bad)

• ко́їтися impf (kójitysja)

Borrowed from Polish koić, from Proto-Slavic *kojiti (“to soothe”).

ко́їти • (kójity) impf (perfective уко́їти)

1. (transitive, obsolete) to calm, to soothe

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “коїти”, 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), “коїти”, 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), “коїти”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “коїти”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “коїти”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “коїти”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “коїти”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)