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zet

/[ˈzɛt]/
Czechnounverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
  2. 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. 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. 4.
    literaryto gaze, to stare, to gape
    • Zelo naň tisíc očí.

      A thousand eyes were staring at him.

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • rozzet
  • zazet
Synonyms
Related words (10)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zieti, from Proto-Slavic *zijati.

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