краяти

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian краꙗти (krajati), from Old East Slavic краꙗти (krajati), from Proto-Slavic *krajati (compare *krojiti).[1] Cognate with Belarusian кра́яць (krájacʹ), Polish krajać.

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Verb

кра́яти (krájatyimpf (transitive)

  1. (literally and figuratively) to cut up, to slice, to carve up
    Synonyms: розріза́ти (rozrizáty), розрі́зувати (rozrízuvaty), розтина́ти (roztynáty), рі́зати (rízaty), тя́ти (tjáty), тну́ти (tnúty)
  2. to cut, to cut out (fabric)
    Synonyms: крої́ти (krojíty), розкро́ювати (rozkrójuvaty)
  3. (figuratively) to torment, to torture, to anguish, to excruciate
    Synonyms: му́чити (múčyty), терза́ти (terzáty)

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References

  1. ^ Simpson, G. W. (1951). The Names "Rus", "Russia", "Ukraine" and Their Historical Background. Canada: Trident Press, p. 14