наврочити
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- науро́чити (nauróčyty) — rare
Etymology
From на- (na-) + вро́ки (vróky) + -ити (-yty).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɐu̯ˈrɔt͡ʃete]
Audio: (file)
Verb
навро́чити • (navróčyty) pf (imperfective навро́чувати (rare)) (transitive)
- to curse, to put a curse on; to put the evil eye on (to call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon (with a wicked look, words, etc.))
- to jinx, to hoodoo (to bring bad luck or misfortune to)
- to jinx (to cause something to happen by mentioning it)
- щоб не навро́чити (said to avert superstitious bad luck from what has just been said)
- ščob ne navróčyty
- touch wood
- (literally, “in order not to jinx”)
Conjugation
Conjugation of навро́чити, навро́чить (class 4a, perfective, transitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | навро́чити, навро́чить navróčyty, navróčytʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | — |
| passive | — | навро́чений navróčenyj impersonal: навро́чено navróčeno |
| adverbial | — | навро́чивши navróčyvšy |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular я |
— | навро́чу navróču |
| 2nd singular ти |
— | навро́чиш navróčyš |
| 3rd singular він / вона / воно |
— | навро́чить navróčytʹ |
| 1st plural ми |
— | навро́чим, навро́чимо navróčym, navróčymo |
| 2nd plural ви |
— | навро́чите navróčyte |
| 3rd plural вони |
— | навро́чать navróčatʹ |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| first-person | — | навро́чмо navróčmo |
| second-person | навро́ч navróč |
навро́чте navróčte |
| past tense | singular | plural ми / ви / вони |
| masculine я / ти / він |
навро́чив navróčyv |
навро́чили navróčyly |
| feminine я / ти / вона |
навро́чила navróčyla | |
| neuter воно |
навро́чило navróčylo | |
Derived terms
- навро́к m (navrók)
- навро́чення n (navróčennja)
Related terms
- уро́ки m pl (uróky), вро́ки m pl (vróky)
References
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “наврочити”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 307
- “наврочити”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection][1]
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1974), “наврочити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (Н – О), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 41
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “наврочити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “наврочити”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “наврочити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “наврочити”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua][2]