спаць

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic съпати (sŭpati), from Proto-Slavic *sъpati. Cognate with Russian спать (spatʹ) and Ukrainian спа́ти (spáty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spat͡sʲ]
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  • Rhymes: -at͡sʲ
  • Hyphenation: спаць

Verb

спаць • (spacʹimpf (perfective паспа́ць)

  1. (intransitive) to sleep
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to be buried, to rest
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) to be calm, silent
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to be inactive, passive
  5. (intransitive, colloquial) to have sex

Conjugation

References

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