потяг

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Deverbal from потяга́ти (potjaháty, to pull). Compare Polish pociąg and related Belarusian ця́гнік (cjáhnik).

Pronunciation

Noun

по́тяг (pótjahm inan (genitive по́тяга, nominative plural по́тяги, genitive plural по́тягів)

  1. train (line of connected cars or carriages)
    Synonym: по́їзд (pójizd)

Declension

Noun

по́тяг (pótjahm inan (genitive по́тягу, nominative plural по́тяги, genitive plural по́тягів)

  1. desire, urge
    стате́вий по́тягstatévyj pótjahsexual urges
    по́тяг до знаньpótjah do znanʹdesire for knowledge

Declension

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