кріпити

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Ukrainian крѣпити (kripyty),[1] from Proto-Slavic *krěpiti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [krʲiˈpɪte]
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Verb

кріпи́ти • (kripýtyimpf

  1. (transitive) to fasten, to fix in place, to secure in place
  2. (transitive, nautical) to hitch, to lash, to make fast (to attach, tie or fasten)
  3. (transitive, figuratively, colloquial) to fortify, to strength (to give power, strength, or vigour to)
  4. (transitive) to fortify (:wine)
  5. (intransitive, of cold, frost, etc.) to stiffen

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • кріпи́тися impf (kripýtysja)
  • крі́плення n (kríplennja)
Prefixed verbs

References

  1. ^ Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “*крѣпити”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 521

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