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potkta

language: Veps

part of speech: Verb

phonetic variants: pot’kta (Central Western Veps, Northern Veps, Southern Veps)


1 meaning

  • Russian: лягать, пинать
  • English: to kick
concept: to kick; to strike with foot

translation

Livvi: potkia; potkie

Ludian: potkida; pot’t’a

Karelian Proper: jallall lyvvi; potkia; potkie

dialects of usage: Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps

Examples (7)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Ukod perskehe potkeižiba, loukaspei tačiba.

Старику в зад поддали, выкинули из лавки. (Kut uk generalan služi)
2. I humalzįin i car’ mindei potki irdale.
Охмелел я, и царь выдворил меня пинком. (Bohat vel'l' i gol'l’ vel'l')
3. Peša potki kažid jaugal. (Pešoi da kodi-ižandaine)
4. – Mitte paha sen’ om – min täht se kazvab sigä, – burbuti Pešoi da potki sen’t, – Naku, linduižen peza da völ munidenke... (Pešoi da kodi-ižandaine)
5. – Jose sinä ed teda, miše ei sa potkta babukoid da senid? (Pešoi da kodi-ižandaine)

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wordforms (116)

potk|ta (-ib, -i, -kaha)

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