гойдац

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin. Cognates include Belarusian гайда́ць (hajdácʹ), го́йдаць (hójdacʹ), Slovak hojdať and Ukrainian гойда́ти (hojdáty).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɔjdat͡s]
• Rhymes: -ɔjdat͡s
• Hyphenation: гой‧дац

Verb

гойдац (hojdac) impf (perfective загойдац)

1. (transitive) to rock, to swing (to move gently back and forward)
2. (reflexive with ше (še)) to rock, to bob, to lull

Derived terms

verbs

• одгойдац pf (odhojdac)
• розгойдац pf (rozhojdac)

 

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “гойдац”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy