співати

From Old East Slavic възпѣвати (vŭzpěvati), възпѣти (vŭzpěti), from Proto-Slavic *vъzpěvati, *vъzpěti, from Proto-Slavic root *pěti. Compare Polish śpiewać, Belarusian спява́ць (spjavácʹ).

• IPA^(key): [sʲpʲiˈʋate]

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співа́ти • (spiváty) impf (perfective поспіва́ти)

1. (intransitive) to sing

   Synonym: (dated) пі́яти (píjaty)

2. (transitive) to perform music
3. (intransitive) to twitter, to whistle, to crow, etc.
4. (intransitive, figurative) to have a nice sound (about musical instrument, bell, toot, etc.)
5. (intransitive, figurative) to be in a nice mood, to be excited
6. (transitive) to glorify (in poetry, songs) something or somebody
7. (intransitive, transitive, figurative, colloquial) to say something long, to say something with flattery

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• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “співати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “співати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “співати”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “співати”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)