vohati

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫxàti. First attested in the 16th century.

• IPA^(key): /ʋóːxati/
• Rhymes: -óːxati
• Hyphenation: vo‧ha‧ti

vọ̑hati impf (perfective povọ̑hati)

1. (transitive) to smell, to sniff (to perceive with the nose)

   Vonjalo sem njegovo srajco in nisem začutilo znoja.

   I smelled the shirt and didn't smell any sweat.

2. (transitive, expressive) to sniff (to try to get information about someone's activities, life by covert inquiry, searching)

   Detektiv je vohal celotno sobo, vendar ni našel nobenih sledi.

   The detective sniffed the entire room but found no clues.

3. (transitive, expressive) to feel, to suspect (to instinctively perceive or anticipate something)

   Synonyms: čutīti / čútiti, slutīti / slútiti

   Vohalo sem že na izključitev tega učenca.

   I already suspected this student's expulsion.

• “vohati”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “vohati”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references