lažaś

See also: lazas, lázas, and lazás

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• lȧżasch (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ležati, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian ležeć, Polish leżeć, Czech ležet, Russian лежать (ležatʹ), and Old Church Slavonic лежати (ležati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaʒaɕ/

Verb

lažaś impf (durative)

1. to lie (be in horizontal position; be situated)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lažaś (imperfective)

Present	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	lažym	lažymej	lažymy
2nd person	lažyš	lažytej	lažyśo
3rd person	lažy	lažytej	laže
Preterite	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	lažach	lažachmej	lažachmy
2nd person	lažašo	lažaštej	lažašćo
3rd person	lažašo	lažaštej	lažachu
Imperative	Singular	Dual	Plural
2nd person	laž	lažtej	lažćo

Participles

• Present: lažecy
• Past active (“ł-form”): lažał
• Past passive: lažany

Infinitive

lažaś

Supine

lažat

Verbal noun

lažanje

Synonyms

• lěgaś impf (iterative)

Derived terms

• lažadło
• lažanišćo
• lažaty
• nalažaś se
• pólažaś
• pśedlažaś
• pśelažaś
• wótlažaś
• wulažaś se
• zalažaś
• zlažaś se