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zhyt

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *diš-ūd-tja, a similar formation to mbys, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (water).[1] Alternatively, to be compared with Lithuanian žū́ti (perish), žudýti (slay), Latvian zùdu (disappear, get lost), zaudêt (lose), Middle Irish gúas (danger, peril, jeopardy).

Verb

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zhyt (aorist zhyta, participle zhytur) (transitive)

  1. to immerse, dunk, sink, to dip
  2. (figurative) to put someone into a difficult situation

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “zhyt”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 527

Further reading

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  • zhyt”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980