летать

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lětati, frequentative from *letěti.

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Verb

лета́ть (letátʹimpf (perfective полета́ть)

  1. to fly
    • 1954, Soviet Air Forces propaganda poster:
      Лета́ть вы́ше всех, да́льше всех, быстре́е всех.
      Letátʹ výše vsex, dálʹše vsex, bystréje vsex.
      Fly higher than everyone, farther than everyone, faster than everyone.

Usage notes

лета́ть (letátʹ) and полета́ть (poletátʹ), are abstract verbs. Their counterparts, лете́ть (letétʹ) and полете́ть (poletétʹ) are Russian concrete verbs.

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