Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From за̀лити.

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  • IPA(key): /zalǐːʋati/
  • Hyphenation: за‧ли‧ва‧ти

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зали́вати impf (Latin spelling zalívati)

  1. alternative infinitive of залије́вати and зале́вати

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Etymology edit

From зали́ти (zalýty) +‎ -ва́ти (-váty). Compare Russian залива́ть (zalivátʹ), Belarusian заліва́ць (zalivácʹ), Polish zalewać.

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залива́ти (zalyvátyimpf (perfective зали́ти or залля́ти)

  1. (transitive) to flood (with liquid)
    Synonyms: зато́плювати impf (zatópljuvaty), затопля́ти impf (zatopljáty)
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to flood, to fill, to suffuse (with sounds, smells, light, people, things, etc.)
  3. (transitive) to pour over, to drench
    Synonym: облива́ти impf (oblyváty)
  4. (transitive) to douse (:fire)
  5. (transitive, figuratively) to drown (:feelings with alcohol)
  6. (transitive) to fill, to fill up (with liquid)
  7. (transitive, computing) to fill (with colour)
  8. (intransitive, slang) to lie, to tell lies

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