думати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic дꙋмати (dumati), from Proto-Slavic *dumati. Derived from Gothic 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (dōmjan) or Proto-Slavic *dъmǫ.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈdumɐte]

Verb

ду́мати • (dúmaty) impf (perfective поду́мати)

1. to think
2. to assume
3. to suspect
4. to intend
5. to hope
6. to worry

References

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “думати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “думати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka