полет

See also: Полет and полёт

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *letъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lekt-, from Proto-Indo-European *lek- (“jump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔlɛt]

Noun

по́лет • (pólet) m

1. flight
2. (figurative) a taking off (rapid development, success)

Declension

Declension of по́лет

	singular	plural
indefinite	по́лет pólet	по́лети póleti
definite (subject form)	по́летът póletǎt	по́летите póletite
definite (object form)	по́лета póleta
count form	—	по́лета póleta

References

• “полет”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “полет”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *letъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lekt-, from Proto-Indo-European *lek- (“jump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔlɛt]

Noun

полет • (polet) m

1. verve, enthusiasm
2. takeoff

Declension

Declension of полет

	singular	plural
indefinite	полет	полети
definite unspecified	полетот	полетите
definite proximal	полетов	полетиве
definite distal	полетон	полетине
vocative	полету	полети
count form	—	полета

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpolʲɪt]

Verb

по́лет • (pólet)

1. third-person singular present indicative imperfective of поло́ть (polótʹ)

Etymology 2

Noun

полет • (poljót) m inan

1. Alternative spelling of полёт (poljót)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From полѐтети/полѐтјети.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǒlet/
• Hyphenation: по‧лет

Noun

по̀лет m (Latin spelling pòlet)

1. a taking flight, takeoff
2. enthusiasm, elation, spirit
   • 1969, Polet Mladosti:

     Polet nam nosi mlađanu snagu / kršniju nego kamen i brijeg.

     Our spirit brings us youthful strength / More rugged than the rock and hill.

3. quick, strong growth; progress

Related terms

• ле̑т
• полѐтети
• полѐтјети

References

• “полет” in Hrvatski jezični portal