реять

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic рѣяти (rějati). Compare Old Church Slavonic рѣѩти (rějęti), Ukrainian рі́яти (ríjaty), Bulgarian ре́я се (réja se), Latvian raĩdît, Sanskrit रेतस् (rétas), रीतिस् (rītíṣ), रयते (rī́уаte), रिणाति (riṇā́ti), Latin rīvus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrʲe(j)ɪtʲ]

Verb

ре́ять (réjatʹ) impf (perfective ри́нуть)

  1. to soar, to fly, to hover
  2. to flutter, to fly (of a flag)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • заре́ять pf (zaréjatʹ)
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