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відсіч

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Deverbal from відсікти́ (vidsiktý).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʋʲid͡zʲsʲit͡ʃ]
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Noun

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ві́дсіч (vídsičf inan (genitive ві́дсічі, uncountable)

  1. rebuff, pushback (resistance or refusal)
    Synonyms: спро́тив m (sprótyv), о́пір m (ópir)
  2. retort, riposte (sharp response)
    Hypernym: ві́дповідь f (vídpovidʹ)
  3. (military) repulse (act of repelling an enemy attack)
    Synonyms: відбиття́ n (vidbyttjá), протиді́я f (protydíja)
    дава́ти / да́ти ві́дсічdaváty / dáty vídsičto repulse, to offer resistance (to)

Declension

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Further reading

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