jiesti

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Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈji̯ɛːsci/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈjiːsci/

Verb

jiesti impf (perfective sniesti or pojiesti)

  1. to eat

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: jíst

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