klestit

Czech

Alternative forms

  • kleštit

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech klestiti, from Proto-Slavic *klěstiti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈklɛscɪt]
  • Hyphenation: kle‧s‧tit

Verb

klestit impf (perfective vyklestit)

  1. to prune, to clear
    Synonyms: osekávat, ořezat
    Porazivše duby, vezou je a doma je klestí.After they've cut oak trees, they transport them and prune them at home.
  2. to castrate
    Synonym: kastrovat

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • kleštěnec

Further reading

  • klestiti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • klestiti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • klestit in Internetová jazyková příručka
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