званіць

Belarusian

Etymology

From Middle Belarusian звонити (zvoniti), from Old East Slavic звонити (zvoniti), from Proto-Slavic *zvoniti. Cognates include Russian звони́ть (zvonítʹ), Serbo-Croatian зво̀нити and Polish dzwonić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zvaˈnʲit͡sʲ]

Verb

звані́ць • (zvanícʹimpf (perfective пазвані́ць)

  1. (transitive) to ring (to cause, to create a ringing sound, by striking something)
  2. (intransitive, about some mechanism, apparatus) to ring (to create a ringing sound)
  3. (transitive) to ring (to give a signal with a bell)
  4. (transitive) to ring (to strike a bell, announcing the start of a service in a church)
  5. (intransitive, figuratively) to gossip (to spread rumors)
  6. (transitive, figuratively) to slander
    Synonym: нагаво́рваць (nahavórvacʹ)
  7. (transitive) to call, to phone
    Synonym: тэлефанава́ць (teljefanavácʹ)

Conjugation