втекти

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From в- (v-) +‎ текти́ (tektý).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʍtekˈtɪ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

втекти́ • (vtektýpf (imperfective втіка́ти)

  1. to flee, to get away, to run away, to run off
  2. to abscond, to escape

Usage notes

  • The forms втекти́ (vtektý) (used after vowels) and утекти́ (utektý) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “втекти”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
  • A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “втекти”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
  • A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “втекти”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
  • втекти”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎[1]
  • втекти”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
  • втекти”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎[2]