помилувати

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

From по- (po-) +‎ ми́лувати (mýluvaty). Compare Russian поми́ловать (pomílovatʹ), Belarusian памі́лаваць (pamílavacʹ), Polish pomiłować, Old Church Slavonic помиловати (pomilovati).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔˈmɪɫʊʋɐte]

Verb

поми́лувати • (pomýluvatypf (imperfective ми́лувати) (transitive)

  1. to have mercy (on), to show mercy (to), to spare
    Го́споди, поми́луй!Hóspody, pomýluj!Lord, have mercy!
  2. (criminal law) to pardon (to grant an official pardon for a crime)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • поми́лування n (pomýluvannja)

Etymology 2

From по- (po-) +‎ милува́ти (myluváty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔmeɫʊˈʋate]
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Verb

помилува́ти • (pomyluvátypf (imperfective милува́ти)

  1. (transitive, folk poetic) to caress, to dandle, to pet, to fondle
    Synonyms: попе́стити pf (popéstyty), поголу́бити pf (poholúbyty)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • помилува́тися impf (pomyluvátysja)

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