потирати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From по- (po-) +‎ -тира́ти (-tyráty). Compare Russian потира́ть (potirátʹ), Belarusian паціра́ць (pacirácʹ), Polish pocierać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔteˈrate]

Verb

потира́ти • (potyrátyimpf

  1. (transitive) to rub
    потира́ти ру́ки (literal or idiomatic)
    potyráty rúky
    to rub one's hands, to rub one's hands together

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • потира́ння n (potyránnja)
  • поте́рти pf (potérty)

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