качати

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian кача́ти (kačáti), from Old East Slavic *кача́ти (*kačáti), from Proto-Slavic *kaťati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈt͡ʃate]

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Verb

кача́ти • (kačáty) impf (perfective качну́ти) (transitive)

1. to wring (using a mangle), to mangle (laundry)
2. to roll out (dough)
3. to roll sth. around
4. to rock, to shake, to swing, to wobble
5. to pump (liquids, gasses, etc.)
6. (colloquial) to lift up, to chair (in celebration or victory)
7. (colloquial, impersonal) to rock, to stagger, to swing, to sway, to waver
8. (colloquial) to download
9. (colloquial) to work out (to strengthen a part one’s body by exercise)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “качати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “качати”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “качати”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “качати”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “качати”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “качати”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “качати”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)