реять

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Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic рѣяти (rějati), from Proto-Slavic *rějati. Compare Old Church Slavonic рѣѩти (rějęti), Ukrainian рі́яти (ríjaty), Bulgarian ре́я се (réja se), Latvian raĩdît, Sanskrit रेतस् (rétas), रीतिस् (rītíṣ), रयते (rī́yate), रिणाति (riṇā́ti), Latin rīvus.

Pronunciation

Verb

ре́ять (réjatʹimpf (perfective ри́нуть)

  1. to soar, to fly, to hover
  2. to flutter, to fly (of a flag)

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