kořit

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kořiti, from Proto-Slavic *koriti.

Pronunciation

Verb

kořit impf

  1. (dated, reflexive with se) to bow, to surrender
    Synonym: klanět se
    Mnoho mužů sekoří.
    Many men bow/succumb to her.
  2. (archaic) to humble, to humiliate
    Synonym: pokořovat

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Further reading

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