полет

See also: Полет and полёт

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *letъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lekt-, from Proto-Indo-European *lek- (“jump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔlɛt]

Noun

по́лет • (pólet) m

1. flight
2. (figurative) a taking off (rapid development, success)

Declension

Declension of по́лет

	singular	plural
indefinite	по́лет pólet	по́лети póleti
definite (subject form)	по́летът póletǎt	по́летите póletite
definite (object form)	по́лета póleta
count form	—	по́лета póleta

References

• “полет”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “полет”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *letъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lekt-, from Proto-Indo-European *lek- (“jump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔlɛt]

Noun

полет • (polet) m

1. verve, enthusiasm
2. takeoff

Declension

Declension of полет

	singular	plural
indefinite	полет (polet)	полети (poleti)
definite unspecified	полетот (poletot)	полетите (poletite)
definite proximal	полетов (poletov)	полетиве (poletive)
definite distal	полетон (poleton)	полетине (poletine)
vocative	полету (poletu)	полети (poleti)
count form	—	полета (poleta)

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpolʲɪt]

Verb

по́лет • (pólet)

1. third-person singular present indicative imperfective of поло́ть (polótʹ)

Etymology 2

Noun

полет • (poljót) m inan

1. Alternative spelling of полёт (poljót)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From полѐтети/полѐтјети.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǒlet/
• Hyphenation: по‧лет

Noun

по̀лет m (Latin spelling pòlet)

1. a taking flight, takeoff
2. enthusiasm, elation, spirit
   • 1969, Polet Mladosti:

     Polet nam nosi mlađanu snagu / kršniju nego kamen i brijeg.

     Our spirit brings us youthful strength / More rugged than the rock and hill.

3. quick, strong growth; progress

Related terms

• ле̑т
• полѐтети
• полѐтјети

References

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