спяваць
Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pěvati. Cognate with Russian пева́ть (pevátʹ) and Ukrainian співа́ти (spiváty).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sʲpʲaˈvat͡sʲ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -at͡sʲ
- Hyphenation: спя‧ваць
Verb
спява́ць • (spjavácʹ) impf (perfective заспява́ць)
- (intransitive) to sing (form musical sounds with the voice, perform vocal works)
- (intransitive, of birds) to cluck, whistle
- (transitive, figuratively) to read a poem
- (intransitive) to perform (an opera part, perform on stage, in the theater as a singer)
- (intransitive, figuratively) to be imbued with a sense of delight, excitement, joy
- (intransitive, figuratively, of a musical instrument) to sound melodically
- (transitive) to glorify, praise (someone, something in poems, songs)
- (intransitive, colloquial) to chatter (talk a lot about something, usually with a useful purpose)
Conjugation
Conjugation of спява́ць (class 1a, imperfective, transitive and intransitive)
| imperfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | спява́ць spjavácʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | — |
| passive | — | — |
| adverbial | спява́ючы spjavájučy |
спява́ўшы spjaváŭšy |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular я |
спява́ю spjaváju |
бу́ду спява́ць búdu spjavácʹ |
| 2nd singular ты |
спява́еш spjaváješ |
бу́дзеш спява́ць búdzješ spjavácʹ |
| 3rd singular ён / яна́ / яно́ |
спява́е spjaváje |
бу́дзе спява́ць búdzje spjavácʹ |
| 1st plural мы |
спява́ем spjavájem |
бу́дзем спява́ць búdzjem spjavácʹ |
| 2nd plural вы |
спява́еце spjavájecje |
бу́дзеце спява́ць búdzjecje spjavácʹ |
| 3rd plural яны́ |
спява́юць spjavájucʹ |
бу́дуць спява́ць búducʹ spjavácʹ |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| second-person | спява́й spjaváj |
спява́йце spjavájcje |
| past tense | singular | plural мы / вы / яны́ |
| masculine я / ты / ён |
спява́ў spjaváŭ |
спява́лі spjaváli |
| feminine я / ты / яна́ |
спява́ла spjavála | |
| neuter яно́ |
спява́ла spjavála | |
Derived terms
nouns
- спява́к m pers (spjavák)
References
- “спяваць”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “спяваць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org