zet
/[ˈzɛt]/
Czechnounverb
Definitions
- 1.The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
- 2.literaryto gape, to be wide open
Pode mnou zela strž.
A chasm was gaping under me.
Ve střeše zeje díra.
There is a gaping hole in the roof.
- 3.literaryto be surrounded, to wear, to exhibit, to show
Dům zeje prázdnotou.
The house seems empty.
Její oči zely úzkostí a zoufáním.
Her eyes were full of anxiety and desperation.
- 4.literaryto gaze, to stare, to gape
Zelo naň tisíc očí.
A thousand eyes were staring at him.
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech zieti, from Proto-Slavic *zijati.