žhnout

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Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech žéci, from Proto-Slavic *žeťi (stem *žeg-), from earlier *gegti < *degti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *degtéi, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰégʷʰeti.

Pronunciation

Verb

žhnout impf

  1. to be hot, to glow
    Synonym: sálat
    Vlákno žárovky žhne.
    The light bulb filament is glowing.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • žhnouti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • žhnouti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • žhnout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)