тріпати

Inherited from Old Ruthenian трепати (trepati), from Old East Slavic трепати (trepati), from Proto-Slavic *trepati. The unexpected "і" in the root might come from the iterative forms such as трі́пати (trípaty) (See etymology 2) or -трі́пувати (-trípuvaty), where it is expected. Compare клепа́ти, клі́пати (klepáty, klípaty).

• (obsolete or dialectal) трепа́ти (trepáty)

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тріпа́ти • (tripáty) impf (perfective тріпну́ти)

1. (transitive) to ruffle, to tousle, to whiplash, to blow/toss around

   Synonyms: ша́рпати (šárpaty), трясти́ (trjastý), сми́кати (smýkaty), кида́ти (kydáty)

   Тріпа́ти не́рви. ― Tripáty nérvy. ― to fray someone's nerves.

   Тріпа́ти і́м'я́. ― Tripáty ímʺjá. ― to meantion someone's name too often (usually in bad light).

   Тріпа́ти язико́м. ― Tripáty jazykóm. ― to blab, to blabber, to prattle

2. (transitive, figuratively) to make shiver (of disease, fever, etc.)

   Synonyms: труси́ти (trusýty), трясти́ (trjastý)

3. (impersonal) to shiver, to shake

   Synonyms: труси́ти (trusýty), трясти́ (trjastý), дрижа́ти (dryžáty), тремті́ти (tremtíty), труси́тися (trusýtysja), трясти́ся (trjastýsja)

   Його́ тріпа́є ― Johó tripáje ― He is shivering/shaking.

4. (transitive) to rub, to pat (someone's cheek, shoulder), to ruffle (someone's hair)
5. (transitive) to scutch, to comb, to hackle (flax)
6. (transitive, uncommon) to jerk, to yank, to pull

   Synonym: сми́кати (smýkaty)

   Тріпа́ти за воло́сся. ― Tripáty za volóssja. ― to pull someone's hair.

7. (intransitive, low colloquial, rare) to go
8. (transitive, low colloquial, rare) to eat up

Possibly from Proto-Slavic *trěpati, the iterative form of *trepati (See etymology 1).

• (rare or obsolete) тре́пати (trépaty)

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трі́пати • (trípaty) impf (perfective трі́пнути)

1. (intransitive) to flap, to jerk, to shake

   Synonyms: маха́ти (maxáty), трясти́ (trjastý)

2. (transitive) to shake

   Synonym: трясти́ (trjastý)

3. (transitive) to shake out (to agitate a piece of cloth or other flexible material in order to remove dust)

   Synonym: труси́ти (trusýty)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “тріпати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “тріпати”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “тріпати”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “тріпати”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “тріпати”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “тріпати”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)