гаяти
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gajiti, which is related to *gajь.
Cognate with Czech hajiti, Serbo-Croatian гајити.
Pronunciation
Verb
га́яти • (hájaty) impf (perfective зга́яти)
- (transitive) to detain, to keep back, to stop (somebody)
- (transitive) to waste (time)
Conjugation
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References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “гаяти”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гаяти”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka