умити

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *umyti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǔmiti/
  • Hyphenation: у‧ми‧ти

Verb

у̀мити pf (Latin spelling ùmiti)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to wash (hands and face, with water)
    умити се ― to wash oneself
    умити лице ― to wash one's face
    свако јутро се умијем сапуном. ― I wash myself every morning with soap.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to dress up, brush up
    умити пов(иј)ест ― to falsify history
    умити улице ― to clean the streets

Conjugation

References

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