Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic цѣловати (cělovati), from Proto-Slavic *cělovati. By surface analysis, цэ́лы (cély) +‎ -ава́ць (-avácʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡saɫaˈvat͡sʲ]
  • Rhymes: -at͡sʲ
  • Hyphenation: ца‧ла‧ваць

Verb

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цалава́ць (calavácʹimpf (perfective пацалава́ць)

  1. (transitive) to kiss (to touch with the lips to someone, something, expressing a feeling of love, gratitude, grace when meeting, saying goodbye, etc.)

Conjugation

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