нищити

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian нищити (niščiti, to destroy, to devastate, to ruin, to impoverish), possibly from Old Polish niszczyć, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *niščiti. By surface analysis, (dated) ни́щий (nýščyj) +‎ -ити (-yty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɪʃt͡ʃete]
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Verb

ни́щити • (nýščytyimpf (transitive)

  1. to destroy, to obliterate, to annihilate, to eliminate
  2. to raze, to demolish, to destroy
  3. to devastate, to lay waste, to ravage, to desolate
  4. to ruin, to spoil
  5. (colloquial) to eat up, to chow down, to devour

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ни́щення n (nýščennja)
  • нищи́тель m (nyščýtelʹ)
  • ни́щитися impf (nýščytysja)
  • нищівни́й (nyščivnýj)
Prefixed verbs

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