скубти

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • скубати (skubaty)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *skuti. Cognate with Bulgarian ску́бя (skúbja), Serbo-Croatian скупти/skupti, Slovene oskubiti (pluck). Non-Slavic cognates include Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌽 (afskiuban), Old Norse skúfa and skýfa (to push, shove), German schieben, Sanskrit क्षुभ्यति (kṣubhyati, to shake, be agitated), Persian آشفتن (âšoftan, to agitate). Compare Slovak and Czech chyba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈskubte]
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Verb

ску́бти • (skúbtyimpf (perfective скубну́ти)

  1. to pull, to tug
  2. to pluck

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