ziej

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *džernja, based on a less frequent form zie, from Proto-Albanian *džera, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰér-e-ti, thematic root present of *gʷʰer-. Cognate to Ancient Greek θέρομαι (théromai, “to become hot, to warm, to burn”), Old Irish fogeir (“(he) warms”). See also ζέω (zéō, “to boil”). [1]

Verb

ziej (aorist zjeva, participle zjerë)

  1. to boil, cook

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ziej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 524

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʑɛj/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛj
  • Syllabification: ziej

Verb

ziej

  1. second-person singular imperative of ziać

Further reading
  • ziej in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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