ґвалт

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See also: гвалт

Belarusian

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Noun

ґвалт (gvaltm inan (genitive ґва́лту, nominative plural ґва́лты, genitive plural ґва́лтаў)

  1. Taraškievica spelling of гвалт (hvalt).

Inflection

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Ukrainian кгвалтъ (gvalt), гвалтъ (hvalt), ґвалтъ (gvalt), through Old Polish gwałt (Polish gwałt), from Middle High German gewalt (strength, power).

Pronunciation

Noun

ґвалт (gvaltm inan (genitive ґва́лту, nominative plural ґва́лти, genitive plural ґва́лтів)

  1. din, row, rumpus
  2. violence

Declension

Interjection

ґвалт (gvalt)

  1. Said to show that one is in distress and requires help.
    • 1958, Petro Hulak-Artemovskyi, Байки (Baiky), page 69:
      Ґвалт, миряни, що це з нами!
      Gvalt, myrjany, ščo ce z namy!
      Woe is me, people, what is happening to us!.

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