умець

See also: ўмець

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *uměti. Cognates include Russian уме́ть (umétʹ), Ukrainian умі́ти (umíty) and Polish umieć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [uˈmʲet͡sʲ]

Verb

уме́ць • (umjécʹ) impf (perfective суме́ць)

  1. to be able, can, to know how to

Usage notes

  • The forms уме́ць (umjécʹ) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and ўмець (ŭmjecʹ) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

References

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