розпинати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From роз- (roz-) + -пина́ти (-pynáty). Compare Russian распина́ть (raspinátʹ), Belarusian распіна́ць (raspinácʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɔzpeˈnate]

Verb

розпина́ти • (rozpynátyimpf (perfective розіпну́ти or розп'ясти́ or розп'я́сти or розіп'ясти́ or розіп'я́сти) (transitive)

  1. to crucify (to execute (a person) by nailing to a cross)
  2. to spread-eagle (to put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread)
  3. (figuratively) to crucify (to punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage)
  4. (colloquial) to spread wide, to stretch out, to stretch wide (:fabric, limbs, etc.)
  5. (figuratively, colloquial, of an emotion) to make tense

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • розпина́ння n (rozpynánnja)
  • розпина́тель m (rozpynátelʹ)
  • розпина́тися impf (rozpynátysja)

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