плыць

Belarusian

Etymology

Cognates include Russian плыть (plytʹ).

Verb

плыць (plycʹ) impf (perfective паплы́ць)

  1. to float
  2. to sail
    Ло́дка плыла́ па цячэ́нніLódka plylá pa cjačénnithe boat was sailing with the tide
    Ло́дка плыла́ су́праць цячэ́нняLódka plylá súpracʹ cjačénnjathe boat was sailing against the tide
  3. to swim

Usage notes

Плыць and паплыць are Belarusian concrete verbs. Their counterparts, плаваць and паплаваць, are abstract verbs.

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

  • прыплыва́ць (pryplyvácʹ)
  • пераплыва́ць (pjeraplyvácʹ)

perfective

  • пераплы́сці (pjeraplýsci)
  • прыплы́сці (pryplýsci)
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