jitřit

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Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech jietřiti, from Old Czech *(j)ętriti.

Pronunciation

Verb

jitřit impf

  1. to irritate, to provoke
    Synonyms: dráždit, rozněcovat, rozčilovat
    Nedělal to proto, aby jitřil nenávist mezi oběma národy.
    He wasn't doing it to kindle hatred between the two nations.
    Jitříte se domněnkami jistě bezpodstatnými!
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  2. (reflexive with se) to fester
    Synonyms: hnisat, zaněcovat se, podbírat se
    Otevřená rána se stále jitřila.
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Further reading

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