żreć

See also: žrec

Polish

Etymology

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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Verb

żreć impf (perfective zeżreć)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) to gorge, to stuff oneself, to eat greedily, to devour
  2. to eat (of animals)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • (adjectives) żarłoczny, żrący
  • (adverbs) żarłocznie, żrąco

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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