Belarusian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *pěvati. Cognate with Ukrainian співа́ти (spiváty), and Russian -пева́ть (-pevátʹ) (found chiefly in composition, as in запева́ть (zapevátʹ)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʲpʲaˈvat͡sʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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спява́ць (spjavácʹimpf (perfective заспява́ць)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to sing

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • спяваць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org