потяг

Ukrainian

Etymology

Deverbal from потяга́ти (potjaháty, “to pull”). Compare Polish pociąg and related Belarusian ця́гнік (cjáhnik).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔtʲɐɦ]
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Noun

по́тяг • (pótjah) m inan (genitive по́тяга, nominative plural по́тяги, genitive plural по́тягів)

  1. train (line of connected cars or carriages)
    Synonym: по́їзд (pójizd)

Declension

Noun

по́тяг • (pótjah) m inan (genitive по́тягу, nominative plural по́тяги, genitive plural по́тягів)

  1. desire, urge
    стате́вий по́тяг ― statévyj pótjah ― sexual urges
    по́тяг до знань ― pótjah do znanʹ ― desire for knowledge

Declension

References

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