držati
Slovene
verb
Definitions
- be true
- (transitive) to hold, grasp
- (transitive) to stick to, abide by, keep to
- (transitive) (figurative) to have a hold on, keep in check, control
- (reflexive) to be attached to, touch
- (reflexive) to stick
- (reflexive) to show feelings, grimace (usually negatively)
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
- држи Macedonian
- obdržati Slovene
- zadržati Slovene
- zdržati Slovene
- дръжати Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- źaržaś Lower Sorbian
- dzierżeć Old Polish