хватати

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *хvаtаti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xʋâtati/
  • Hyphenation: хва‧та‧ти

Verb

хва̏тати impf (Latin spelling hvȁtati)

  1. (transitive) to grab, seize, take hold of
  2. (transitive) to catch
  3. (intransitive) to overcome, strike

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian хвата́ти (xvatáti), from Old East Slavic хватати (xvatati), from Proto-Slavic *xvatati. Cognate with Belarusian хвата́ць (xvatácʹ), Russian хвата́ть (xvatátʹ), Bulgarian хващам (hvaštam), Macedonian фаќа (faḱa), Serbo-Croatian хва̏тати, Czech chvátat.

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Verb

хвата́ти (xvatátyimpf (perfective хвати́ти)

  1. to grab, to grasp, to seize, to snatch
    Synonym: хапа́ти (xapáty)
  2. (colloquial, proscribed) to be enough, to suffice
    Synonyms: стача́ти (stačáty), вистача́ти (vystačáty)

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