почивать

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *počivati.

Pronunciation

Verb

почива́ть (počivátʹimpf (perfective почи́ть)

  1. (dated) to sleep, to rest
    • 1886, Михаил Салтыков-Щедрин , Вяленая вобла; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):
      И сам бу́дешь сча́стлив, и те, кото́рые о́коло тебя́, — все бу́дете сча́стливы! Ты никого́ не тро́нешь, и тебя́ никто́ не тро́нет. Спи́те, дру́ги, почива́йте!
      I sam búdešʹ sčástliv, i te, kotóryje ókolo tebjá, — vse búdete sčástlivy! Ty nikovó ne trónešʹ, i tebjá niktó ne trónet. Spíte, drúgi, počivájte!
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