співати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic възпѣвати (vŭzpěvati), възпѣти (vŭzpěti), from Proto-Slavic *vъzpěvati, *vъzpěti, from Proto-Slavic root *pěti. Compare Polish śpiewać, Belarusian спява́ць (spjavácʹ).

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Verb

співа́ти (spivátyimpf (perfective поспіва́ти)

  1. (intransitive) to sing
    Synonym: (dated) пі́яти (píjaty)
  2. (transitive) to perform music
  3. (intransitive) to twitter, to whistle, to crow, etc.
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to have a nice sound (about musical instrument, bell, toot, etc.)
  5. (intransitive, figurative) to be in a nice mood, to be excited
  6. (transitive) to glorify (in poetry, songs) something or somebody
  7. (intransitive, transitive, figurative, colloquial) to say something long, to say something with flattery

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