твердити

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tvьrditi. By surface analysis, тверди́й (tverdýj) + -ити (-yty). Compare Polish twierdzić (to claim, to maintain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtʋɛrdete]
  • (file)

Verb

тве́рдити • (tvérdyty) impf

  1. to affirm, to assert, to aver, to claim, to insist, to maintain (state emphatically)
    Synonym: стве́рджувати impf (stvérdžuvaty)
Conjugation
Derived terms
Prefixed verbs

Etymology 2

From тверди́й (tverdýj) + -и́ти (-ýty). Compare Russian тверди́ть (tverdítʹ, to keep repeating).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʋerˈdɪte]

Verb

тверди́ти • (tverdýty) impf

  1. to keep repeating, to harp on, to talk on and on about
    Synonym: повто́рювати impf (povtórjuvaty)
Conjugation

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