довбати

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Ukrainian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьlbati.

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  • IPA(key): [dɔu̯ˈbate]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

довба́ти (dovbátyimpf (perfective довбну́ти or довбону́ти)

  1. (transitive) to hollow, to dig, to gauge, to slot, to hole
  2. (transitive) to chip, to break off, to mine
  3. (transitive) to chisel, to carve
  4. (transitive) to peck
  5. (transitive) to pummel, to batter, to pound
  6. (transitive, colloquial) to nag, to criticize, to pester, to harass, to bother
  7. (transitive, colloquial) to bring up all the time, to constantly remind of
  8. (transitive, colloquial) to learn by rote
  9. (intransitive) to pick (nose, teeth)
  10. (intransitive, impersonal) to ache, to hurt

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