скинутися

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From ски́нути (skýnuty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Belarusian скі́нуцца (skínucca), Russian ски́нуться (skínutʹsja).

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Verb

ски́нутися (skýnutysjapf (imperfective скида́тися)

  1. to jump, to start (to jerk suddenly in surprise or in response to a stimulus)
    ски́нутися очи́маskýnutysja očýmato exchange glances
  2. (perfective only, figuratively) to flash (to appear briefly)
  3. (of fish) to splash to the surface
  4. (colloquial) to chip in, to pitch in (to make a contribution)
  5. to resemble, to look like, to seem like
  6. to turn into
    • 1862, Marko Vovchok, “Чари”, in Народні оповідання [Folk Tales]‎, volume 2, archived from the original on 2024-07-14:
      Чує вона в собі нелюдську силу... Скинулась вона ластівкою та й полинула.
      Čuje vona v sobi neljudsʹku sylu... Skynulasʹ vona lastivkoju ta j polynula.
      She feels in herself an inhuman strength... She turned into a swallow and flew away.
  7. (dialectal) to give up, to renounce
    Synonym: (nondialectal) відмо́витися pf (vidmóvytysja)
  8. passive of ски́нути pf (skýnuty):
    1. to be thrown off, to be cast off
    2. to be discharged, to be dropped, to be dumped, to be shed, to be jettisoned

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