керувати

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian керовати (kerovati), from Polish kierować, from German kehren, From Middle High German kēren, from Old High German kēran or cherren.[1] With -ува́ти (-uváty) suffix. Cognate with Belarusian кірава́ць (kiravácʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kerʊˈʋate]
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Verb

керува́ти • (keruvátyimpf (intransitive, + instrumental, rarely transitive)

  1. to steer, to drive, to pilot
  2. to control
  3. to direct, to guide
  4. to administer, to be in charge (of), to command, to govern, to lead, to manage, to rule
  5. (music) to conduct (:choir, orchestra)
  6. (grammar) to govern (require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used)

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References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “керувати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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