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плекати

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Romanian apleca (to suckle), from Latin applicō (to apply, to attach).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɫeˈkate]
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Verb

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плека́ти (plekátyimpf (transitive)

  1. to nurture (to raise and support the development of with affectionate care)
  2. (figuratively, by extension) to nurture (to encourage, especially the growth or development of something)
  3. to cherish
    плека́ти наді́юсе́рці)plekáty nadíju (v sérci)to cherish a hope (in one's heart)
  4. (dialectal) to breastfeed, to nurse, to suckle

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “плекати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 436

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