плевать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pľьvati.

Cognate with Bulgarian плюя (pljuja), Serbo-Croatian пљу̏вати/pljȕvati, Slovene pljuvati, Slovak pľuť. Non-Slavic cognates include Ancient Greek πτύω (ptúō), Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (speiwan), Sanskrit ष्ठीवति (ṣṭhīvati, to spit), Latin spuō, Old Armenian թուք (tʿukʿ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [plʲɪˈvatʲ]
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Verb

плева́ть (plevátʹ) impf (perfective плю́нуть)

  1. to spit
    плева́ть в потоло́кplevátʹ v potolókto sit twiddling one's thumbs, to idle
  2. to spit upon, to not care for

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