ложить

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ложити (ložiti), from Proto-Slavic *ložiti (to lay). Cognate with English lay.

Pronunciation

  • ложи́ть: IPA(key): [ɫɐˈʐɨtʲ]
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  • ло́жить: IPA(key): [ˈɫoʐɨtʲ]
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Verb

ложи́ть or ло́жить • (ložítʹ or lóžitʹimpf (perfective положи́ть)

  1. (dated, nonstandard, low colloquial, proscribed) to put, to lay, to lay down, to deposit
    Synonym: (standard term) класть (klastʹ)

Usage notes

  • The imperfective form ложить (without any prefixes and reflexive suffixes) is considered non-standard in modern Russian. The verb класть (klastʹ) should be used instead.

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs

See also

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ложиться”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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