Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pelsti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pɐɫˈs⁽ʲ⁾tʲi]
  • (file)

Verb edit

ползти́ (polztíimpf (perfective поползти́)

  1. to creep, to crawl
  2. to move slowly
  3. to spread (of rumours)
  4. to fray, to ravel out (of fabric)
  5. to slip, to collapse (of soil)

Usage notes edit

ползти́ (polztí) and поползти́ (popolztí) are Russian concrete verbs. Their counterpart, по́лзать (pólzatʹ), is an abstract verb.

Conjugation edit

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