Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From пла́вати (plávaty, to swim) +‎ -ець (-ecʹ). Compare Russian плове́ц (plovéc), Belarusian плыве́ц (plyvjéc), Carpathian Rusyn пл'авач (plʺavač), Serbo-Croatian plivač, Polish pływacz, Czech plavec, Bulgarian плувец (pluvec).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɫɐˈʋɛt͡sʲ]
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Noun

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плаве́ць (plavécʹm pers (genitive плавця́, nominative plural плавці́, genitive plural плавці́в, feminine плавчи́ня or плавчи́ха)

  1. swimmer

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Noun

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плаве́ць (plavécʹm inan (genitive плавця́, nominative plural плавці́, genitive plural плавці́в)

  1. fin, flipper (appendage of marine animal, used for movement)

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