striezť

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Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stergti, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (literally “to cover, to protect”). Cognate with Ancient Greek στέργω (stérgō, “to love”).

Pronunciation

Verb

striezť impf

  1. (literary) to guard
    Synonyms: strážiť, chrániť
  2. (literary) to lurk
    Synonym: striehnuť

Conjugation

Conjugation of striezť (imperfective; class III, pattern niesť)
infinitive striezť
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
presentstrežiem strežieš strežie strežieme strežiete strežú
past masculine striehol som striehol si striehol striehli sme striehli ste striehli
feminine striehla som striehla si striehla
neuter striehlo som striehlo si striehlo
past perfect masculine bol som striehol bol si striehol bol striehol boli sme striehli boli ste striehli boli striehli
feminine bola som striehla bola si striehla bola striehla
neuter bolo som striehlo bolo si striehlo bolo striehlo
futurebudem striezť budeš striezť bude striezť budeme striezť budete striezť budú striezť
conditional singular plural
first second third first second third
present masculine striehol by som striehol by si striehol by striehli by sme striehli by ste striehli by
feminine striehla by som striehla by si striehla by
neuter striehlo by som striehlo by si striehlo by
past masculine bol by som striehol bol by si striehol bol by striehol boli by sme striehli boli by ste striehli boli by striehli
feminine bola by som striehla bola by si striehla bola by striehla
neuter bolo by som striehlo bolo by si striehlo bolo by striehlo
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
present— strež — strežme strežte —
non-finite forms participles transgressive verbal noun
present active past active passive l-participle
strežúci — strežený striehol, striehla, striehlo, striehli strežúc streženie

Further reading

  • “striezť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
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