žengti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step”) or from a duplication of another related root (compare *ǵʰeh₁- (“to go”)). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *ganganą.

Verb

žeñgti (third-person present tense žeñgia, third-person past tense žeñgė)

  1. (intransitive) to step
  2. (intransitive) to pass, to cross through
    per Rubikòną žeñgti ― to cross the Rubicon [river]

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • antžengti
  • apžengti
  • atžengti
  • dažengti
  • įžengti
  • išžengti
  • nužengti
  • pažengti
  • paržengti
  • peržengti
  • pražengti
  • prižengti
  • pražengti
  • razžengti
  • sužengti
  • užžengti

References
  • “žengti” in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė
  • žengti in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas, lkz.lt
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