Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic рѣяти (rějati), from Proto-Slavic *rějati. Compare Old Church Slavonic рѣѩти (rějęti), Ukrainian рі́яти (ríjaty), Bulgarian ре́я се (réja se), Latvian raĩdît, Sanskrit रेतस् (rétas), रीतिस् (rītíṣ), रयते (rī́yate), रिणाति (riṇā́ti), Latin rīvus.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ре́ять (réjatʹimpf (perfective ри́нуть)

  1. to soar, to fly, to hover
  2. to flutter, to fly (of a flag)

Conjugation

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