држи

Macedonian

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to hold, keep
(transitive) to detain, hold back
(intransitive) to withstand, last (e.g. for a rope)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьržati (hold).

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*dьržati

Gloss

hold

Concept

Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

держать Russian
*dʰer- Proto-Indo-European
*dьržati Proto-Slavic
držet Czech
držati Serbo-Croatian
држати Serbo-Croatian
държа Bulgarian
držati Slovene
дръжати Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
źaržaś Lower Sorbian
dzierżeć Old Polish