лежати

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ležati, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (to lie).

Verb

лежати (ležatiimpf

  1. lie (be in horizontal position), recline

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ležati, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lěʒati/
  • Hyphenation: ле‧жа‧ти

Verb

лѐжати impf (Latin spelling lèžati)

  1. (intransitive) to lie, recline
  2. (intransitive) to be situated, be located

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ležati (to stand).

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Verb

лежа́ти (ležátyimpf

  1. to lie (to be in a horizontal position; usually followed by the preposition на and the locative case)

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