žiūrėti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Probably related to Proto-Slavic *zьrěti (to look at), though one would expect the Lithuanian form to be *žirėti based on the Slavic forms.[1] Compare žėrėti (to sparkle, shine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʑuːˈrʲeːtʲɪ]

Verb

žiūrė́ti (third-person present tense žiū̃ri, third-person past tense žiūrė́jo)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to look at
    žiūrė́ti televìzorių
    to watch television
    žiūrė́ti mir̃čiai į̃ akìs
    to look at death into the eyes

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “žiūrė́ti”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN, page 789
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