żreć

Polish

verb
Definitions
  • (colloquial) to gorge, to stuff oneself, to eat greedily, to devour, to gobble
  • to eat (of animals)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žerti inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gerˀtei (devour, lap up) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (devour, swallow, eat, shallow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷerh₃-

Gloss

devour, swallow, eat, shallow

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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