балувати

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbaɫʊʋɐte] (etymology 1)
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    • Rhymes: -aɫʊʋɐte
  • IPA(key): [bɐɫʊˈʋate] (etymology 2)
    • Rhymes: -ate
  • Hyphenation: ба‧лу‧ва‧ти

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic баловати (balovati, to treat, to heal), from Proto-Slavic *badlovati. Cognate with Belarusian ба́лаваць (bálavacʹ), Russian балова́ть (balovátʹ), Old Church Slavonic баловати (balovati).

Verb

ба́лувати • (báluvatyimpf

  1. to spoil, to indulge, to pamper, to cosset
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • ба́луватися (báluvatysja)
  • ба́лування (báluvannja)

Etymology 2

From бал (bal, ball, noun) +‎ -ува́ти (-uváty, verb-forming suffix).

Alternative forms

Verb

балува́ти • (baluvátyimpf

  1. (colloquial) to revel, to party
Conjugation

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