спускати

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic съпускати (sŭpuskati).[1] By surface analysis, с- (s-) +‎ пуска́ти (puskáty). Compare Russian спуска́ть (spuskátʹ), Belarusian спуска́ць (spuskácʹ), Polish spuszczać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spʊˈskate]
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Verb

спуска́ти • (spuskátyimpf (perfective спусти́ти) (transitive)

  1. to lower, to let down (to allow to descend)
    Synonym: опуска́ти impf (opuskáty)
  2. to drop, to pull down (:garment from oneself)
  3. to launch, to lower (:boat onto the water)
  4. to let loose, to unleash (:animals)
  5. to drain, to let out, to release (:fluid)
  6. (colloquial) to lower (to reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of)
  7. (colloquial) to let off (to forgive and not punish)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • спуска́ння n (spuskánnja)
  • спуска́тися impf (spuskátysja)

References

  1. ^ Krysko, V. B., editor (2023), “съпоускати”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.) [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.)] (in Russian), volume 13 (съпаданиѥ – трѧсьца), Moscow: Azbukovnik, →ISBN, page 90

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