žřieti

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Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьrati. Doublet of žráti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʒr̝i̯ɛːci/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈʒr̝iːci/

Verb

žřieti impf

  1. (transitive) to eat, to devour

Conjugation

Conjugation of žřieti (class I)
infinitive supine verbal noun
žřieti žřět žřěnie
Present Imperative
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
1st person žru žřevě (-va) žřem (-me/-my) – žřěvě (-va) žřěm (-me/-my)
2nd person žřeš žřeta žřete žři žřěta žřěte
3rd person žře žřeta žrú žři žřěta žřěte
Sigmatic aorist Imperfect
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
1st person žřěch žřěchově (-va) žřěchom (-me/-my) žřiech žřiechově (-va) žřiechom (-me/-my)
2nd person žřě žřěsta (-šta) žřěste (-šte) žřieše žřiešta (-sta) žřiešte (-ste)
3rd person žřě žřěsta (-šta) žřěchu žřieše žřiešta (-sta) žřiechu
L-participle Passive participle
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Masculine žřěl žřěla žřěli žřěn žřěna žřěni
Feminine žřěla žřěle žřěly žřěna žřěně žřěny
Neuter žřělo žřěle žřěla žřěno žřěně žřěna
Nt-participle S-participle
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Masculine žra žrúce žřěv žřěvše
Feminine žrúci žřěvši
Neuter žra, žrúci žřěv, žřěvši

Note: This table shows the most common forms of žřieti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

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