дзвонити

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Ukrainian звонити (zvoniti), from Old East Slavic звонити (zvoniti), from Proto-Slavic *zvoniti. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwen-.

Cognates with Polish dzwonić, Serbo-Croatian зво̀нити.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡zwɔˈnɪte]
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Verb

дзвони́ти • (dzvonýty) impf (perfective подзвони́ти)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to produce sound
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to contact by telephone
  3. (intransitive, figuratively, colloquial) to talk a lot, to gossip

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • дзвони́ти в усі́ дзво́ни (dzvonýty v usí dzvóny)
  • дзвони́ти зуба́ми (dzvonýty zubámy)
  • дзвонить у вухах (dzvonytʹ u vuxax)
  • дзвонить у голові (dzvonytʹ u holovi)

References

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