висисати

Ukrainian

Etymology

ви́ссати (výssaty) +‎ -а́ти (-áty), with imperfective lengthening of the perfective Proto-Slavic stem *-sъs-. Compare Belarusian высыса́ць (vysysácʹ) (from вы́ссаць (výssacʹ)), Polish wysysać (from wyssać +‎ -ać).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋeseˈsate]

Verb

висиса́ти • (vysysátyimpf (perfective ви́ссати) (transitive)

  1. to suck out
    Synonym: висмо́ктувати (vysmóktuvaty)
  2. (figuratively) to exhaust, to weaken (someone)
    Synonym: висна́жувати (vysnážuvaty)

Conjugation

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