вабити

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vabiti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋǎːbiti/
  • Hyphenation: ва‧би‧ти

Verb

ва́бити impf (Latin spelling vábiti)

  1. (transitive) to lure, entice

Conjugation

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian вабити (vabiti), from Old East Slavic вабити (vabiti), from Proto-Slavic *vabiti. Cognate to Belarusian ва́біць (vábicʹ), Czech vábit, Polish wabić, Bulgarian ва́бя (vábja).

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Verb

ва́бити (vábytyimpf (perfective прива́бити or зва́бити) (transitive)

  1. to attract, to draw, to tempt
    Synonyms: притягувати́ (prytjahuvatý), спокуша́ти (spokušáty)
  2. to lure, to allure, to entice
    Synonym: мани́ти pf (manýty)

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