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mořit.

to torment, to torture

5 characters2 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈmor̝ɪt]
  1. to torment, to torture

    imperfective
  2. to pester, to plague

    imperfective
  3. to toil

    imperfective · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Czech mořiti, from Proto-Slavic *moriti, which is a causative to *merti (“to die”) (i.e. it means "to cause dying"). Compare mořit – Etymology 2, and also mor, smrt, mařit and můra.

verb[ˈmor̝ɪt]
  1. to stain (to coat a wooden surface with a stain)

    imperfective
  2. to pickle (to treat a metal surface to remove impurities)

    imperfective
  3. to disinfect

    imperfective
Where this word comes from

Related to Proto-Slavic *marati (“to dirty”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-/*mor- (“to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot”). Compare mourovatý.

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