наврочити

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • науро́чити (nauróčyty)rare

Etymology

From на- (na-) +‎ вро́ки (vróky) +‎ -ити (-yty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐu̯ˈrɔt͡ʃete]
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Verb

навро́чити • (navróčytypf (imperfective навро́чувати (rare)) (transitive)

  1. 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.))
  2. to jinx, to hoodoo (to bring bad luck or misfortune to)
  3. 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

Derived terms

  • навро́к m (navrók)
  • навро́чення n (navróčennja)

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