простирати
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From про̀стрије̄ти / про̀стре̄ти.
Pronunciation
Verb
про̀стирати impf (Latin spelling pròstirati)
- imperfective form of про̀стрије̄ти
- imperfective form of про̀стре̄ти
Conjugation
1 Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2 For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
3 Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (“to be”) is routinely dropped.
4 Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (“to be”) is routinely dropped.
*Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.
References
- “простирати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian простирати (prostirati), from Old East Slavic *простирати (*prostirati), from Proto-Slavic *prostirati.
Pronunciation
Verb
простира́ти • (prostyráty) impf (perfective просте́рти) (transitive)
- to stretch out, to stick out, to extend (one's hand(s))
- Synonyms: простяга́ти (prostjaháty), простя́гувати (prostjáhuvaty), протяга́ти (protjaháty), протя́гувати (protjáhuvaty), витяга́ти (vytjaháty), витя́гувати (vytjáhuvaty), випро́стувати (vypróstuvaty), випросто́вувати (vyprostóvuvaty)
- to spread, to spread out (limbs, individual rays, etc.)
- Synonyms: розправля́ти (rozpravljáty), розво́дити (rozvódyty), розпуска́ти (rozpuskáty), розкида́ти (rozkydáty), розставля́ти (rozstavljáty), розкаря́чувати (rozkarjáčuvaty)
- (rare) to spread, to expand (to make (something) widely known or present)
- Synonyms: поши́рювати (pošýrjuvaty), ши́рити (šýryty)
- (rare) to spread, to spread out (to stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space)
- Synonyms: стели́ти (stelýty), сла́ти (sláty), розстила́ти (rozstyláty), розсте́лювати (rozstéljuvaty)
Conjugation
Conjugation of простира́ти, простира́ть (class 1a, imperfective, transitive)
| imperfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | простира́ти, простира́ть prostyráty, prostyrátʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | — |
| passive | — | прости́раний prostýranyj impersonal: прости́рано prostýrano |
| adverbial | простира́ючи prostyrájučy |
простира́вши prostyrávšy |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular я |
простира́ю prostyráju |
бу́ду простира́ти, бу́ду простира́ть, простира́тиму búdu prostyráty, búdu prostyrátʹ, prostyrátymu |
| 2nd singular ти |
простира́єш prostyráješ |
бу́деш простира́ти, бу́деш простира́ть, простира́тимеш búdeš prostyráty, búdeš prostyrátʹ, prostyrátymeš |
| 3rd singular він / вона / воно |
простира́є prostyráje |
бу́де простира́ти, бу́де простира́ть, простира́тиме búde prostyráty, búde prostyrátʹ, prostyrátyme |
| 1st plural ми |
простира́єм, простира́ємо prostyrájem, prostyrájemo |
бу́демо простира́ти, бу́демо простира́ть, простира́тимемо, простира́тимем búdemo prostyráty, búdemo prostyrátʹ, prostyrátymemo, prostyrátymem |
| 2nd plural ви |
простира́єте prostyrájete |
бу́дете простира́ти, бу́дете простира́ть, простира́тимете búdete prostyráty, búdete prostyrátʹ, prostyrátymete |
| 3rd plural вони |
простира́ють prostyrájutʹ |
бу́дуть простира́ти, бу́дуть простира́ть, простира́тимуть búdutʹ prostyráty, búdutʹ prostyrátʹ, prostyrátymutʹ |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| first-person | — | простира́ймо prostyrájmo |
| second-person | простира́й prostyráj |
простира́йте prostyrájte |
| past tense | singular | plural ми / ви / вони |
| masculine я / ти / він |
простира́в prostyráv |
простира́ли prostyrály |
| feminine я / ти / вона |
простира́ла prostyrála | |
| neuter воно |
простира́ло prostyrálo | |
Derived terms
- простира́ло n (prostyrálo)
- простира́ння n (prostyránnja)
- простира́тися impf (prostyrátysja)
Prefixed verbs
- розпростира́ти impf (rozprostyráty), розпросте́рти pf (rozprostérty)
- розпростира́тися impf (rozprostyrátysja), розпросте́ртися pf (rozprostértysja)
Related terms
- простира́дло n (prostyrádlo)
- про́стір m (próstir)
- сторона́ f (storoná)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “простирати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “простирати”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “простирати”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “простирати”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “простирати”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “простирати”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)