плакати

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *plakati. Cognate with Latin plango.

Verb

плакати (plakatiimpf

  1. (reflexive) to weep
  2. (reflexive) to mourn
    • from Vita Methodii, 1701300-1701330:
      людии же бещисльнъ народъ събьравъ сѧ проважаахоу съ свѣщами, плачꙇоуще сѧ добра оучителѧ и пастꙑрѧ.
      ljudii že beštislĭnŭ narodŭ sŭbĭravŭ sę provažaaxu sŭ svěštami, plačiušte sę dobra učitelę i pastyrę.
      An innumerable crowd of people gathered and accompanied him with candles, mourning their good teacher and shepherd.
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Russian: плакать (plakatʹ)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: пла̏кати
    Latin script: plȁkati
  • Bulgarian: плача (plača)

References

  • плакати (сѧ) in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *polkati.

Verb

плакати (plakati?

  1. to wash
Usage notes
  • Only attested form is: плакаахѫ (plakaaxǫ)

References

  • плакати in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *plakati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *plā́ˀktei, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂k-ye-ti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plâkati/
  • Hyphenation: пла‧ка‧ти

Verb

пла̏кати impf (Latin spelling plȁkati)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to cry, weep
    Плачимо, плачимо у тишини.Let us cry, let us cry in silence.

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • плакати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic плакати (plakati), from Proto-Slavic *plakati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

пла́кати (plákatyimpf (perfective попла́кати)

  1. to cry, to weep
  2. to produce secretions
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) to complain
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to melt
Conjugation
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

плака́ти (plakáty)

  1. nominative plural of плака́т (plakát)
  2. accusative plural of плака́т (plakát)
  3. vocative plural of плака́т (plakát)