приковувати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From the прико́в- stem of прикува́ти (prykuváty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian прико́вывать (prikóvyvatʹ), Belarusian прыко́ўваць (prykóŭvacʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [preˈkɔwʊʋɐte]

Verb

прико́вувати • (prykóvuvatyimpf (perfective прикува́ти or прику́ти (rare)) (transitive) [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to’]

  1. to rivet (to attach or fasten parts by using rivets)
  2. to chain (to fasten with a chain)
  3. (figuratively) to chain, to shackle (to connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings)
  4. (figuratively) to rivet (to make immobile)
    прико́вувати до лі́жка (idiomatic)
    prykóvuvaty do lížka
    to confine to bed, to leave bedbound
    (literally, “to rivet/chain to bed”)
  5. (figuratively) to rivet, to enthral (to command the attention of)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • прико́вування (prykóvuvannja)
  • прико́вуватися impf (prykóvuvatysja)

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