Etymology

From the схре́щ- (sxréšč-) stem of схрести́ти (sxrestýty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty)Category:Ukrainian terms suffixed with -увати#СХРЕЩУВАТИ. Compare Russian скре́щивать (skréščivatʹ), Belarusian скрыжо́ўваць (skryžówvacʹ), Polish skrzyżować.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsxrɛʃt͡ʃʊʋɐte]Category:Ukrainian terms with IPA pronunciation#СХРЕЩУВАТИ

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Verb

схре́щувати • (sxréščuvaty) impf (perfective схрести́ти)Category:Ukrainian lemmas#СХРЕЩУВАТИCategory:Ukrainian verbs#СХРЕЩУВАТИCategory:Ukrainian entries with incorrect language header#СХРЕЩУВАТИCategory:Ukrainian imperfective verbs#СХРЕЩУВАТИCategory:Pages with entries#СХРЕЩУВАТИCategory:Pages with 1 entry#СХРЕЩУВАТИ (transitiveCategory:Ukrainian transitive verbs#СХРЕЩУВАТИ)

1. to cross (to place across or athwart; to cause to intersect)

   схре́щувати но́ги ― sxréščuvaty nóhy ― to cross one's legsCategory:Ukrainian terms with collocations#СХРЕЩУВАТИ

   схре́щувати ру́ки ― sxréščuvaty rúky ― to cross one's armsCategory:Ukrainian terms with collocations#СХРЕЩУВАТИ

   схре́щувати па́льці ― sxréščuvaty pálʹci ― to cross one's fingersCategory:Ukrainian terms with collocations#СХРЕЩУВАТИ

2. (biologyCategory:uk:Biology#СХРЕЩУВАТИ) to cross, to crossbreed, to hybridize

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “схрещувати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “схрещувати”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “схрещувати”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “схрещувати”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎
• “схрещувати”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “схрещувати”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎