зіграти

• зогра́ти (zohráty) — rare

From зі- (zi-) +‎ гра́ти (hráty). Compare Russian сыгра́ть (sygrátʹ), Belarusian сыгра́ць (syhrácʹ)

• IPA^(key): [zʲiˈɦrate]

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зігра́ти • (zihráty) pf (imperfective гра́ти)

1. (transitive) to play (to render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device)
2. (intransitive) to play on [with на (na, + locative)] (to exploit: someone's feelings)
3. (intransitive) to play [with у (u) or в (v, + accusative)] (to participate in: a type of game)

   зігра́ти в я́щик (idiomatic, derogatory)

   zihráty v jáščyk

   to cark it, to pop one's clogs, to snuff it

   (literally, “to play box”)

4. (transitive) to play (to participate in: a particular instance of playing a game)
5. (transitive) to play (to perform a play)

   Synonym: ви́конати pf (výkonaty)

6. (transitive) to play (to portray (a character in a film or theatre))
7. (transitive) to play (to act as (intended role))

   зігра́ти роль

   zihráty rolʹ

   to play a role

   зігра́ти ду́рня / ду́рника

   zihráty dúrnja / dúrnyka

   to play the fool

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “зіграти”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 125
• “зіграти”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1972), “зіграти”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (З), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 571
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “зіграти”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “зіграти”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “зіграти”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “зіграти”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)