заткнути

Ukrainian

Etymology

From за- (za-) +‎ ткну́ти (tknúty). Compare Russian заткну́ть (zatknútʹ), Belarusian заткну́ць (zatknúcʹ), Polish zatkać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐtkˈnute]
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Verb

заткну́ти • (zatknútypf (imperfective затика́ти) (transitive)

  1. to plug, to stop up, to bung up (to close with an inserted obstruction)
    заткну́ти ді́рку/дірки́ в чо́мусь
    zatknúty dírku/dirký v čómusʹ
    to plug a hole/holes in something
    заткну́ти ву́ха (ва́тою) (idiomatic)
    zatknúty vúxa (vátoju)
    to refuse to listen
    (literally, “to plug one's ears (with cotton wool)”)
  2. (colloquial) to stuff (to fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner; to insert)
    заткну́ти за по́яс (idiomatic)
    zatknúty za pójas
    to go one better than, to outdo
    (literally, “to stuff into one's belt”)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • заткну́тися pf (zatknútysja)

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