целовать

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Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic цѣловати (cělovati, to greet; to kiss), from Proto-Slavic *cělovati (to greet; to kiss), from *cělъ (whole) +‎ *-ati.

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  • (old Moscow accent) IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: цалова́ть)

Verb

целова́ть (celovátʹimpf (perfective поцелова́ть)

  1. to kiss, to give a kiss
    Synonyms: лобза́ть (lobzátʹ), лобыза́ть (lobyzátʹ)

Usage notes

  • This is a transitive verb in the sense that one person is kissing another, as opposed to the shared or mutual kiss implied in the plural conjugations of the English verb (we kissed (each other), you kissed (each other), they kissed (each other), etc.). For implication of mutual kissing, see целова́ться (celovátʹsja).

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