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žeti

žeti

See also: zeti

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

žȅti impf (Cyrillic spelling же̏ти)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to reap, harvest (cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine)
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to reap, harvest (to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or of works)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • izàžēti
  • pòžeti

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žęti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (to hit, kill).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒeːti/
  • Hyphenation: žé‧ti

Verb

žéti impf (first-person singular present žánjem, past active participle žél or žèl)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to reap, harvest (cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine)
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to reap, harvest (to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or of works)

Conjugation