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корчити

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian ко́рчити (kórčiti), from Old East Slavic *кърчити (*kŭrčiti), from Proto-Slavic *kъrčiti.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ко́рчити (kórčytyimpf (transitive)

  1. (3-rd person only) to contort, to twist, to tense
    Synonyms: крути́ти (krutýty), скру́чувати (skrúčuvaty), викру́чувати (vykrúčuvaty), криви́ти (kryvýty), скри́влювати (skrývljuvaty)
  2. (impersonal) to convulse, to spasm, to contort
    Synonym: судо́мити (sudómyty)
  3. to make/pull (a face)
  4. to act like, to pretend to be, to play
    Synonyms: удава́ти (udaváty), прикида́тися (prykydátysja)
  5. (dialectal, Western Ukraine) to uproot, to root up, to extirpate
    Synonym: (standard) корчува́ти (korčuváty)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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