балакати

Old Ruthenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *balàkati, from *bal(a)- (conversation, chatter). Cognate with Russian бала́кать (balákatʹ).

Verb

балакати • (balakati) impf

  1. to speak, to talk, to chatter
  • баламу́тити (balamútiti)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: бала́каць (balákacʹ)
  • Ukrainian: бала́кати (balákaty), бала́катися (balákatysja); бала́кать (balákatʹ), баля́кати (baljákaty) (dialectal)

Further reading

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian бала́кати (balákati), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *balàkati. Cognate with Belarusian бала́каць (balákacʹ), Russian бала́кать (balákatʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɐˈɫakɐte]
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Verb

бала́кати • (balákaty) impf (perfective побала́кати)

  1. to speak, to talk, to chatter
  2. to speak the language

Conjugation

Descendants

Further reading

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