повзати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pьlzati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔu̯zɐte]
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Verb

по́взати • (póvzaty) impf (perfective попо́взати)

  1. to creep, to crawl
  2. (figuratively) to crawl, to fawn, to grovel (before/upon: пе́ред + instrumental)
    Synonyms: підле́щуватися impf (pidléščuvatysja), прини́жуватися impf (prynýžuvatysja)

Usage notes

  • по́взати impf (póvzaty) and попо́взати pf (popóvzaty) are in the class of Ukrainian abstract verbs. Their counterparts, повзти́ impf (povztý) and поповзти́ pf (popovztý), are concrete verbs.

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