Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Belarusian играти (ihrati), from Old East Slavic играти (igrati), from Proto-Slavic *jьgrati. By surface analysis, ігра́ (ihrá) +‎ -аць (-acʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jiˈɣrat͡sʲ]
  • Rhymes: -at͡sʲ
  • Hyphenation: іг‧раць

Verb

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ігра́ць (ihrácʹimpf (perfective сыгра́ць or пайгра́ць)

  1. (transitive) to play (to perform something on a musical instrument) [with на (na) ‘the’]
    Хлопцы ігралі на балалайцы, а дзяўчаты спявалі.
    Xlópcy ihrali na balalajcy, a dzjaŭčaty spjavali.
    The boys played the balalaika while the girls sang.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to play, manipulate (to use someone's feelings, inclinations, etc. to achieve certain goals)
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to play (to take part in a play, act on stage, in a movie)

Conjugation

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References

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  • іграць”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • іграць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org