ляцець

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old East Slavic летѣти (letěti), from Proto-Slavic *letěti. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lēk- (to hop). Compare Polish lecieć, Russian лете́ть (letétʹ), Ukrainian леті́ти (letíty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲaˈt͡sʲet͡sʲ]

Verb

ляце́ць • (ljacjécʹ) impf (perfective паляце́ць)

  1. to fly
    Synonym: лётаць (ljótacʹ)
    самалёт ляці́цьsamaljót ljacícʹthe plane is flying
  2. (figurative) to pass, to go by (of time)
    час ляці́цьčas ljacícʹtime flies
  3. (figurative) to rush, to fly by
    матацы́кл ляце́ў з вялі́кай ху́ткасцюmatacýkl ljacjéŭ z vjalíkaj xútkascjuthe motorcycle was flying by at high speed

Usage notes

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • абляце́ць (abljacjécʹ)
  • адляце́ць (adljacjécʹ)
  • даляце́ць (daljacjécʹ)
  • зляце́ць (zljacjécʹ, to fly away, to fly off)
  • заляце́ць (zaljacjécʹ)
  • лес сяку́ць - трэ́скі ляця́ць (ljes sjakúcʹ - tréski ljacjácʹ, you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, literally the forest is being cut down - the chips are flying)
  • наляце́ць (naljacjécʹ)
  • пераляце́ць (pjeraljacjécʹ)
  • праляце́ць (praljacjécʹ)
  • прыляце́ць (pryljacjécʹ)
  • уляце́ць (uljacjécʹ)

References

  • ляцець” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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