Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic грѣти (grěti), from Proto-Slavic *grě̀ti. Cognate with Russian гре́ть (grétʹ) and Ukrainian грі́ти (hríty).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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грэць (hrecʹimpf

  1. (intransitive) to warm up (to transfer one's warmth)
  2. (transitive) to warm up (to keep warm, protect from cold)
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to cheer up, encourage
  4. (transitive) to heat up (to make warm, hot)
  5. (transitive, colloquial) to hit

Conjugation

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References

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