plivat

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pľvati, pľváti, plivati, from Proto-Slavic *pľьvati, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptyēw- (to spit, vomit).

Pronunciation

Verb

plivat impf (perfective plivnout)

  1. to spit (to expectorate)

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Further reading

  • plivati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • plivati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • plivat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)