умертвити

Ukrainian

Etymology

Probably from Old Church Slavonic оумрътвити (umrŭtviti). By surface analysis, у- (u-) +‎ ме́ртвий (mértvyj) +‎ -и́ти (-ýty). Compare Belarusian умярцві́ць (umjarcvícʹ), Russian умертви́ть (umertvítʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊmertˈʋɪte]

Verb

умертви́ти • (umertvýtypf (imperfective умертвля́ти) (transitive)

  1. (literally) to kill (to extinguish the life of)
  2. (figuratively) to kill, to extinguish, to suppress

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Derived terms

  • умертві́ння n (umertvínnja)

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