тримац

Likely inherited from Old Slovak *trímať (attested as obtrímať, strímať, utrímať etc.), from Proto-Slavic *trimati. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn тримати (trymaty) and Polish trzymać.

• IPA^(key): [ˈtrimat͡s]
• Rhymes: -imat͡s
• Hyphenation: три‧мац

тримац (trimac) impf

1. (transitive, also figuratively) to hold, to grasp

   тримац наставу ― trimac nastavu ― to hold a lecture, to teach a class

   тримац дакому казань ― trimac dakomu kazanʹ ― to teach someone a lesson

2. (transitive, also figuratively) to hold, to restrain

   тримай язик за зубами! ― trimaj jazik za zubami! ― hold your tongue!

3. (transitive, also figuratively) to support, to bear
4. (transitive, also figuratively) to keep, to maintain, to run

   Synonym: водзиц (vodzic)

   тримац дутян ― trimac dutjan ― to run a shop

   вони тримаю жедлярох ― voni trimaju žedljarox ― they keep tenants

5. (transitive) to keep, to raise

   тримаю швинї ― trimaju švinji ― they keep pigs

6. (ambitransitive) to think, to consider, to deem

   Synonyms: думац (dumac), раховац (raxovac), ценїц (cenjic)

   я тримал же ме там нє треба

   ja trimal že me tam nje treba

   I thought I wasn't needed there

   тримаю го за доброго чловека

   trimaju ho za dobroho človeka

   they consider him a good man

7. (intransitive) to be on one's side [with з (z) or зоз (zoz)]
8. (transitive) to observe, to follow (feast, holiday etc.)

   по хторим календаре тримаце швета?

   po xtorim kalendare trimace šveta?

   by what calendar do you observe holidays?

9. (transitive) to follow, to obey (rules etc.)

   тримац заповиди божо ― trimac zapovidi božo ― to obey God's commandments

10. (transitive) to profess

    ми тоту виру тримаме ― mi totu viru trimame ― we profess this faith

11. (transitive) to have (an interpersonal relationship)

    вона трима фраєра

    vona trima frajera

    she has a lover

    (literally, “she keeps a lover”)

12. (intransitive) to continue, to hold, to last

    Synonym: тирвац (tirvac)

    мраз ище трима

    mraz išče trima

    the frost is not letting up

    (literally, “the frost is still lasting”)

    дзеци нє шму буц з хорим покля хорота трима

    dzeci nje šmu buc z xorim poklja xorota trima

    children should not be with the patient while the illness lasts

    тото нєприятельство и нєшка трима

    toto njeprijatelʹstvo i nješka trima

    this hostility continues even to this day

13. (reflexive with ше (še)) to behave, to act

    Synonym: справовац (spravovac)

    тримац ше з боку

    trimac še z boku

    to keep to oneself

    (literally, “to behave from the side”)

    вон ше добре трима ― von še dobre trima ― he behaves well

14. (reflexive with ше (še)) to date, to go out (to be in a romantic relationship) [with з (z) or зоз (zoz)]

    Synonyms: (derogatory) фраєриц (frajeric), (Serbism) швалерац (švalerac)

15. (reflexive with ше (še)) to consider oneself, to deem oneself [with за (za)]

    Synonym: ценїц (cenjic)

    тримаю ше за богатих ― trimaju še za bohatix ― they consider themselves rich

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “тримац”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “тримац ше”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “deem”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 78
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “hold (held, held)”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 138
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “maintain”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 172