żreć

See also: žrec

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žerti (stem *žьr-)[1], from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gerˀtei (“devour, lap up”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“devour”).

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian gerti (“to drink”), Latvian dzer̂t (“to drink”).

Indo-European cognates include Old English acworren, Proto-Germanic *kwerraną (“devour”), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭-‎ (gar-, “swallow up”), Old Armenian կերի (keri, “I ate”), Ancient Greek βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “eat up”), βορά (borá, “food”), Latin vorō (“I devour”), Sanskrit गिरति (giráti, “devour”). See also gardło (“throat”) and źródło (“source”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʐrɛt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: żreć

Verb

żreć impf (perfective zeżreć)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, transitive) to gorge, to stuff oneself, to eat greedily, to devour, to gobble
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:jeść
  2. (transitive) to eat (of animals)

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
adjective
adverb
  • żrąco
nouns
adjective
adverb
noun

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 559. →ISBN

Further reading

  • żreć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • żreć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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