žengti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (to step) or from a duplication of another related root (compare *ǵʰeh₁- (to go)). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *ganganą.

Verb

žeñgti (third-person present tense žeñgia, third-person past tense žeñgė)

  1. (intransitive) to step
  2. (intransitive) to pass, to cross through
    per Rubikòną žeñgtito cross the Rubicon [river]

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • antžengti
  • apžengti
  • atžengti
  • dažengti
  • įžengti
  • išžengti
  • nužengti
  • pažengti
  • paržengti
  • peržengti
  • pražengti
  • prižengti
  • pražengti
  • razžengti
  • sužengti
  • užžengti

References

  • žengti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • žengti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
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