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обзиватися

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From обзива́ти (obzyváty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian обзыва́ться (obzyvátʹsja), Belarusian абзыва́цца (abzyvácca).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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обзива́тися (obzyvátysjaimpf (perfective обізва́тися)

  1. to respond [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to someone’]
    Synonyms: відзива́тися impf (vidzyvátysja), відгу́куватися impf (vidhúkuvatysja)
  2. to call [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to someone’] (to reach out with one's voice)
  3. (by extension) to sound (especially in reaction/response)
  4. (figuratively) to make oneself known, to make one's presence felt
  5. to say a word (to say anything)
    (і) сло́вом не обзива́тися (до ко́гось)
    (i) slóvom ne obzyvátysja (do kóhosʹ)
    not (even) to say a word (to someone)
    обзива́тися сло́вом (до ко́гось)
    obzyvátysja slóvom (do kóhosʹ)
    to say a word (to someone)
  6. (imperfective only, colloquial) to call names

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