володати

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian воло́дати (volódati), from Proto-Slavic *voldati. Doublet of влада́ти (vladáty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [wɔˈɫɔdɐte]

Verb

воло́дати • (volódatyimpf (intransitive, uncommon, colloquial)

  1. to own, to possess, to have, to be in possession of
  2. to wield, to handle
  3. to know, to be familiar with (a language, technique, method, etc.)
  4. to be able to move/control (parts of one's body)

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • відволо́дати pf (vidvolódaty)
  • відволо́датися pf (vidvolódatysja)
  • воло́да́р m (volódár)

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