буксувати

Ukrainian

Etymology

Probably related to букси́р (buksýr, tug; tow) rather than бу́кса (búksa, axlebox).[1] With -ува́ти (-uváty) suffix. Compare Russian буксова́ть (buksovátʹ), Belarusian буксава́ць (buksavácʹ), Polish buksować.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʊksʊˈʋate]

Verb

буксува́ти • (buksuvátyimpf (intransitive)

  1. to skid, to slip, to spin around without traction (of a vehicle or its wheels)
  2. (figurative) to hit the skids, to stall

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • буксува́ння n (buksuvánnja)

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “буксувати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 288

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