спяваць

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Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pěvati. Cognate with Russian пева́ть (pevátʹ) and Ukrainian співа́ти (spiváty).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -at͡sʲ
  • Hyphenation: спя‧ваць

Verb

спява́ць (spjavácʹimpf (perfective заспява́ць)

  1. (intransitive) to sing (form musical sounds with the voice, perform vocal works)
  2. (intransitive, of birds) to cluck, whistle
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to read a poem
  4. (intransitive) to perform (an opera part, perform on stage, in the theater as a singer)
  5. (intransitive, figuratively) to be imbued with a sense of delight, excitement, joy
  6. (intransitive, figuratively, of a musical instrument) to sound melodically
  7. (transitive) to glorify, praise (someone, something in poems, songs)
  8. (intransitive, colloquial) to chatter (talk a lot about something, usually with a useful purpose)

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References

  • спяваць”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • спяваць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org