Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kopati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kop-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (to strike, beat).

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копати (kopatiimpf

  1. to dig

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Descendants

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  • Bulgarian: копая (kopaja)
  • Macedonian: копа (kopa)

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kopati, see above.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kǒpati/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧па‧ти

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ко̀пати impf (Latin spelling kòpati)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to dig

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Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

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From Old East Slavic копати (kopati), from Proto-Slavic *kopati.

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  • IPA(key): [kɔˈpate]
  • Audio:(file)

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копа́ти (kopátyimpf (perfective копну́ти) (transitive)

  1. to dig
  2. to dig out, to dig up, to excavate
  3. to mine, to quarry
  4. (figuratively) to dig, to search for, to research, to investigate
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Etymology 2

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The same as etymology 1. Judging by the stress, quite possibly borrowed from Polish kopać.

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ко́пати (kópatyimpf (perfective ко́пнути) (transitive)

  1. to kick
    Synonyms: ударя́ти (udarjáty), би́ти (býty), брика́ти (brykáty), хви́ца́ти (xvýcáty)
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