метать

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Russian

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic метати (metati), from Proto-Slavic *metàti (to throw), from Proto-Indo-European *met-.

Verb

мета́ть (metátʹimpf (perfective метну́ть)

  1. to throw, to cast, to toss
    Во́ины ме́чут тяжёлые ко́пья.
    Vóiny méčut tjažólyje kópʹja.
    The warriors are throwing heavy spears.
  2. to spawn (roe)
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Etymology 2

From Old East Slavic метати (metati), from Proto-Slavic *metàti (to throw), from Proto-Indo-European *met-.

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мета́ть (metátʹimpf (perfective смета́ть)

  1. to baste, to tack
    мета́ть пе́тлиmetátʹ pétlito make buttonholes
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