очувац

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak očúvať. Semantic loan from Serbo-Croatian очувати / očuvati. By surface analysis, о- (o-) +‎ чувац (čuvac).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔˈt͡ʃuvat͡s]
  • Rhymes: -uvat͡s
  • Hyphenation: очу‧вац

Verb

очувац (očuvacpf (imperfective чувац)

  1. (transitive) to save, to preserve, to conserve
    очувац здравєočuvac zdravjeto preserve one's health
  2. (transitive) to shield, to protect
    Synonyms: защициц (zaščicic), одбранїц (odbranjic)
  3. (reflexive with ше (še)) to preserve oneself, to conserve oneself

Conjugation

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