-аваць

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• -avać, -awać — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
• -яваць (-javacʹ), -ява́ць (-javácʹ) — when combined with a word ending in й

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian -овати (-ovati), from Old East Slavic -овати (-ovati), Proto-Slavic *-ovati. Compare Polish -ować, Russian -овать (-ovatʹ), Ukrainian -увати (-uvaty).

Pronunciation

• -аваць: IPA^(key): [avat͡sʲ]
• -ава́ць: IPA^(key): [aˈvat͡sʲ]

Suffix

-аваць or -ава́ць • (-avacʹ or -avácʹ)

1. Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives, or foreign verbs

Usage notes

• It is debatable whether Belarusian has also formed a productive suffix -і́раваць (-íravacʹ) cognate to Russian -и́ровать (-írovatʹ). Many Russian verbs which use -и́ровать (-írovatʹ) display -аваць (-avacʹ) in their Belarusian cognates; compare Russian вакцини́ровать (vakcinírovatʹ) and Belarusian вакцынава́ць (vakcynavácʹ, “to vaccinate”). In many cases, Belarusian words ending in -і́раваць (-íravacʹ) also simply happen to derive from the same French and/or German sources that end with -ir (French) or -ieren (German).

Derived terms

Belarusian terms suffixed with -аваць

Descendants

• ⇒ Yiddish: ־עווען (-even)