tříbit

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Czech

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “According to le Wiktionnaire, this verb derives from Proto-Slavic *terbiti (rendering it cognate with Polish trzebić, Russian тереби́ть (terebítʹ), and Serbo-Croatian тре́бити (trébiti)) and thence from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (rendering it cognate with Ancient Greek τρῑ́βω (trī́bō) and Czech třít). It would be good to know the Old Czech etymon intermediate between this word and its Proto-Slavic root.”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtr̝̊iːbɪt]
  • Hyphenation: tří‧bit

Verb

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tříbit impf

  1. improve, perfect, cultivate
  2. (of judgment, memory, vel sim.) refine, improve, hone

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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