скучати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From ску́ка (skúka) +‎ -а́ти (-áty).[1] Compare Russian скуча́ть (skučátʹ).

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Verb

скуча́ти (skučátyimpf (perfective ску́чити) (intransitive)

  1. to be bored
    Synonym: нудьгува́ти impf (nudʹhuváty)
  2. to feel longing, to long for, to miss (+ за + instrumental or без + genitive)
    Synonym: сумува́ти impf (sumuváty)

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References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “скука”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 290

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