płëwac

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *plỳti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *plū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₃(w)-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpwɜvat͡s/
• Syllabification: płë‧wac

Verb

płëwac impf

1. (intransitive) to swim (move through water)
2. (intransitive) to float (drift on the surface of a liquid)

Derived terms

noun

• płëwôk

 

verb

• płënąc

 

Further reading

• “płëwac”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “pływać”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]