зиркати

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zьrkati, probably remodeled after -зира́ти (-zyráty). Cognate with Polish zerkać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzɪrkɐte]

Verb

зи́ркати • (zýrkatyimpf (perfective зи́ркнути or зирну́ти)

  1. (transitive) to glance, to cast glances, to glimpse, to peek (to periodically look at) [with на (na, + accusative) or по (po, + dative) ‘at sth./sb.’]
    Synonyms: подивля́тися (podyvljátysja), погляда́ти (pohljadáty), позира́ти (pozyráty), зо́рити (zóryty)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • (dialectal) ви́зиркати pf (výzyrkaty)
  • зирк (zyrk)
  • зи́ркання n (zýrkannja)

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