protivit

Czech

Etymology

Cognates include Serbo-Croatian protiviti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprocɪvɪt]
  • Rhymes: -ɪvɪt

Verb

protivit

  1. (reflexive, used with se) to go against, to be against, to be contrary to
    Synonyms: příčit, odporovat
    protivit se rozumu
    protivit se zákonu
  2. (reflexive, used with se) to oppose, to defy, to disobey
    Synonyms: odporovat, vzpírat
    protivit se panovníku
  3. (reflexive, used with se) to hate, to resent, to abhor (with subject and object reversed)
    Synonym: příčit
    Špatnost se mi protiví.

Further reading

  • protiviti se in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • protiviti se in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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