Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryzti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡrîsti/
  • Hyphenation: gri‧sti

Verb edit

grȉsti impf (Cyrillic spelling гри̏сти)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to bite, gnaw, nibble
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to corrode, erode, fret eat away at (gradually wear away by rubbing or chemically)
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to annoy, bother, vex, rankle
  4. (transitive, colloquial, by extension) to snap at, snarl at, rail at (another person due to annoyance)
  5. (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) to snack

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Slovene edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *gryzti.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

grísti impf

  1. to bite

Inflection edit

Obstruent + -ti -em (AP b)
infinitive grísti
1st singular grízem
infinitive grísti grȉst, grȋst
supine grȋst
verbal noun grízenje
participle converb
present grizọ̄č
past grȋzen
l-participle masculine feminine neuter
singular grȋzəł grízla grízlo
dual grízla grízli grízli
plural grízli grízle grízla
present imperative
1st singular grízem
2nd singular grízeš grízi
3rd singular gríze
1st dual grízeva gríziva
2nd dual grízeta grízita
3rd dual grízeta
1st plural grízemo grízimo
2nd plural grízete grízite
3rd plural grízejo

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • gristi”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran