жерти
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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic жерети (žereti), from Proto-Slavic *žèrti.
Pronunciation
Verb
же́рти • (žérty) impf (perfective поже́рти) (transitive)
- to devour, to gobble, to gorge oneself on, to scoff (eat greedily)
- (figuratively) to consume, to devour, to engulf (of fire: rapidly destroy)
- (figuratively) to consume, to devour, to engulf (of desires, feelings, etc. absorb or engross the mind fully; overwhelm)
Conjugation
Conjugation of же́рти (class 9b, imperfective, transitive, irregular)
| imperfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | же́рти žérty | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | — |
| passive | — | — |
| adverbial | жеручи́ žeručý |
же́рши žéršy |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular я |
жеру́ žerú |
бу́ду же́рти, же́ртиму búdu žérty, žértymu |
| 2nd singular ти |
жере́ш žeréš |
бу́деш же́рти, же́ртимеш búdeš žérty, žértymeš |
| 3rd singular він / вона / воно |
жере́ žeré |
бу́де же́рти, же́ртиме búde žérty, žértyme |
| 1st plural ми |
жере́м, жеремо́ žerém, žeremó |
бу́демо же́рти, же́ртимемо, же́ртимем búdemo žérty, žértymemo, žértymem |
| 2nd plural ви |
жерете́ žereté |
бу́дете же́рти, же́ртимете búdete žérty, žértymete |
| 3rd plural вони |
жеру́ть žerútʹ |
бу́дуть же́рти, же́ртимуть búdutʹ žérty, žértymutʹ |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| first-person | — | жері́м, жері́мо žerím, žerímo |
| second-person | жери́ žerý |
жері́ть žerítʹ |
| past tense | singular | plural ми / ви / вони |
| masculine я / ти / він |
жер žer |
же́рли žérly |
| feminine я / ти / вона |
же́рла žérla | |
| neuter воно |
же́рло žérlo | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жерти”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “жерти”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “жерти”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “жерти”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “жерти”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “жерти”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)