ležěti

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • ľežěti (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ležati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈlɛʒi̯ɛci/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈlɛʒɛci/

Verb

ležěti impf

  1. to lie (in horizontal position)
    na smrti ležěti ― to lie on the deathbed
    Tu leží zajiec. ― There lies the rub.
  2. to sleep
  3. to be buried
  4. to have sex [+ s (object)]
  5. to stay
  6. to tent
    polem / v poli ležěti ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  7. to oppress [+ na (object)]
  8. to depend [+ na (object)]

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Czech: ležet

See also

Further reading

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