висихати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From ви- (vy-) + -сиха́ти (-syxáty). Compare Russian высыха́ть (vysyxátʹ), Belarusian высыха́ць (vysyxácʹ), Polish wysychać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋeseˈxate]

Verb

висиха́ти • (vysyxátyimpf (perfective ви́сохнути or ви́сохти or ви́схнути (rare)) (intransitive)

  1. to dry, to dry out, to dry off (to become dry)
  2. (of liquid) to dry off (to disappear by evaporation)
  3. to dry up
  4. (figuratively) to wither (to lose vigour or power)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • висиха́ння n (vysyxánnja)

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