причепитися

Ukrainian

Etymology

From причепи́ти (pryčepýty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Belarusian прычапі́цца (pryčapícca), Polish przyczepić się, Russian прицепи́ться (pricepítʹsja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pret͡ʃeˈpɪtesʲɐ]

Verb

причепи́тися • (pryčepýtysjapf (imperfective причі́плюватися or причіпля́тися)

  1. to attach itself, to cling [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to/onto’]
  2. to hook, to hitch [with до (do, + genitive) ‘onto’] (become attached, as by a hook)
  3. (figurative, colloquial) to attach oneself, to latch onto [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to/onto somebody’]
  4. (chiefly perfective, figurative, colloquial) to pester [with до (do, + genitive)]
  5. (chiefly perfective, figurative, colloquial) to cavil, to find fault, to nitpick [with до (do, + genitive) ‘with/about’]
  6. passive of причепи́ти pf (pryčepýty)

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