плыць

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *plyti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɫɨt͡sʲ]

Verb

плыць • (plycʹimpf (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

  • The imperfective verb плыць (plycʹ) with corresponding perfective паплы́ць (paplýcʹ) is a unidirectional verb. Its imperfective multidirectional counterpart is пла́ваць (plávacʹ) with corresponding perfective папла́ваць (paplávacʹ).

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

  • прыплыва́ць (pryplyvácʹ)
  • пераплыва́ць (pjeraplyvácʹ)

perfective

  • пераплы́сці (pjeraplýsci)
  • прыплы́сці (pryplýsci)