Belarusian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From ляка́ць (ljakácʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Ukrainian ляка́тися (ljakátysja).

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Verb edit

ляка́цца (ljakáccaimpf (perfective зляка́цца)

  1. to fear, to be afraid
    Synonyms: пало́хацца (palóxacca), пужа́цца (pužácca)

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • лякацца” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • лякацца”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1990), “Ляка́ць”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 6 (лі́ра – мая́чыць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 118