жегти

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žegti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒeɦˈtɪ]

Verb

жегти́ • (žehtý) impf (perfective зжегти́)

  1. to burn (to cause something to be consumed by fire; to cause burns or a burning sensation in something)

Derived terms

  • жгу́чий (žhúčyj), жгу́чiй (žhúčij)
  • жего́мий (žehómyj)
  • жегу́чий (žehúčyj), жегу́щий (žehúščyj)
  • жже́ний (žžényj)
  • жжо́нка (žžónka)
  • поже́жа (požéža)

References

  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “жегти”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
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