строїти

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈstrɔjite]

Etymology 1

from Proto-Slavic *strojiti

Verb

1. prepare, arrange
2. (music) tune up, tune
3. (literary) build

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• струїти (strujity)

Verb

стро́їти • (strójity) pf

1. (regional) to poison, to kill

Synonyms

• занапастити (zanapastyty)
• отруїти (otrujity)

Etymology 3

derived from the collective numeral троє (troje)

Verb

стро́їти • (strójity) pf (imperfective стро́ювати)

1. to split something in groups of three

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “строїти”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka