Belarusian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *kъltati, which is parallel to *glъtati. Cognate with Ukrainian ковта́ти (kovtáty).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

каўта́ць (kaŭtácʹimpf (perfective каўтну́ць or каўтану́ць)

  1. (dialectal) to swallow
    Synonym: глыта́ць (hlytácʹ)

Conjugation edit

References edit

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