pritvoriť

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpritvɔric]

Etymology 1

From pri- +‎ tvoriť modelled after the verb otvoriť (to open), which was reanalysed as *o-tvoriti as opposed to the original *otъ- + *voriti, inherited from Proto-Slavic *otъvoriti. See also zatvoriť (to close), roztvoriť (to open, to spread out), vytvoriť (to expel < to leave someone outside).

Verb

pritvoriť pf (imperfective pritvárať)

  1. alternative form of privrieť (to close partially, to close on, to imprison, to force)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From pri- +‎ tvoriť (to create), inherited from Proto-Slavic *tvorìti.

Verb

pritvoriť pf (imperfective pritvárať)

  1. (transitive, rare) to add (to additionally create something)
    Synonyms: dorobiť, prirobiť
Conjugation

Further reading

  • pritvoriť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025