ползти

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) + ползти́ (polztí)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐlˈs⁽ʲ⁾tʲi]
  • (file)

Verb

ползти́ (polztí) impf (perfective поползти́)

  1. to creep, to crawl
  2. to move slowly
  3. to spread (of rumours)
  4. to fray, to ravel out (of fabric)
  5. to slip, to collapse (of soil)

Usage notes

Ползти́ and поползти́ (popolztí) are Russian concrete verbs. Their counterpart, по́лзать (pólzatʹ), is an abstract verb.

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

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