зріти

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic зьрѣти (zĭrěti, “to ripen, to see”), from Proto-Slavic *zьrěti. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈzʲrʲite]

Verb 1

зрі́ти • (zríty) impf

1. (intransitive) to ripen
2. (intransitive) to grow
3. (intransitive, figurative) to form

Verb 2

1. (transitive, archaic) to see
2. (intransitive, archaic) to look

Alternative forms

• здріти (zdrity)

References

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “зріти”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “зріти”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka