метати

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *metati.

Verb

метати (metatiimpf

  1. to throw

Conjugation

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Derived terms

References

  • S. C. Gardiner, Old church Slavonic: an elementary grammar, Cambridge University Press, 1984.
  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка, София

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *metati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mětati/
  • Hyphenation: ме‧та‧ти

Verb

мѐтати impf (Latin spelling mètati)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to put, place

Conjugation

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic метати (metati), from Proto-Slavic *metati.

Verb

мета́ти (metátyimpf (perfective метну́ти)

  1. to throw, to cast, to lob, to fling
Conjugation
Derived terms
Prefixed verbs
Nouns ending in combining form -мет

Etymology 2

Probably the same as Etymology 1.

Verb

мета́ти (metátyimpf

  1. (sewing) to baste, to tack
Conjugation
Derived terms
Prefixed verbs

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