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to lie (be lying down)

Source:*ležatiProto-Slaviccertain

English

to lie (be lying down)

Polish

leżeć
ˈlɛʐɛtɕ
Cognate· distant (Indo-European)Same source — the sound laws connect them.

In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    лежа́тьležatʹ
    lʲɪˈʐatʲinherited
  • Ukrainian
    лежа́тиležaty
    lɛˈʒatɪinherited
  • Polish
    leżeć
    ˈlɛʐɛtɕinherited
  • Czech
    ležet
    ˈlɛʒɛtinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    ležatiлежати
    ˈleʒatiinherited
  • English
    to lie (be lying down)

    Distant English relative: lie — Lie 'recline' and *ležati share the Indo-European root *legʰ-.