Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *plakati. Cognate with Latin plango.

Verb

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плакати (plakatiimpf

  1. (reflexive) to weep
  2. (reflexive) to mourn
    • from Vita Methodii, 1701300-1701330:
      людии же бещисльнъ народъ събьравъ сѧ проважаахоу съ свѣщами, плачꙇоуще сѧ добра оучителѧ и пастꙑрѧ.
      ljudii že beštislĭnŭ narodŭ sŭbĭravŭ sę provažaaxu sŭ svěštami, plačiušte sę dobra učitelę i pastyrę.
      An innumerable crowd of people gathered and accompanied him with candles, mourning their good teacher and shepherd.
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • Russian: плакать (plakatʹ)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: пла̏кати
    Latin script: plȁkati
  • Bulgarian: плача (plača)

References

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  • плакати (сѧ) in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Slavic *polkati.

Verb

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плакати (plakati?

  1. to wash
Usage notes
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  • Only attested form is: плакаахѫ (plakaaxǫ)

References

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  • плакати in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *plakati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *plā́ˀktei, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂k-ye-ti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /plǎːkati/
  • Hyphenation: пла‧ка‧ти

Verb

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пла̏кати impf (Latin spelling plȁkati)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to cry, weep
    Плачимо, плачимо у тишини.Let us cry, let us cry in silence.

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References

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  • плакати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

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From Old East Slavic плакати (plakati), from Proto-Slavic *plakati.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): [ˈpɫakɐte]

Verb

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пла́кати (plákatyimpf (perfective попла́кати)

  1. to cry, to weep
  2. to produce secretions
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) to complain
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to melt
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Noun

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плака́ти (plakáty)

  1. nominative plural of плака́т (plakát)
  2. accusative plural of плака́т (plakát)
  3. vocative plural of плака́т (plakát)