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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic ложити (ložiti), from Proto-Slavic *ložiti (to lay), from Proto-Indo-European *logʰeye-, causative of *legʰ- (to lie). Cognate with English lay.

Pronunciation edit

  • ложи́ть: IPA(key): [ɫɐˈʐɨtʲ]
  • (file)
  • ло́жить: IPA(key): [ˈɫoʐɨtʲ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

ложи́ть or ло́жить (ložítʹ or lóžitʹimpf (perfective положи́ть)

  1. (dated, nonstandard, low colloquial, proscribed) to put, to lay, to lay down, to deposit
    Synonym: (standard term) класть (klastʹ)

Usage notes edit

  • The imperfective form ложить (without any prefixes and reflexive suffixes) is considered non-standard in modern Russian. The verb класть (klastʹ) should be used instead.

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