# žieti
## Old Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈʒi̯ɛːci/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈʒiːci/

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žęti.

#### Verb

žieti impf
* to mow, to reap
    Žňeš, kde jsi nesál. ― You are reaping where you haven't sown.

##### Conjugation
###### original

| infinitive | supine | verbal noun |
| žieti | žat | žětie |
| | Present | Present | Present | Imperative | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | žňu | žňevě (-va) | žňem (-me/-my) | – | žněvě (-va) | žněm (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | žňeš | žňeta | žňete | žni | žněta | žněte |
| 3rd person | žňe | žňeta | žňú | žni | žněta | žněte |
| | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Imperfect | Imperfect | Imperfect |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | žěch | žěchově (-va) | žěchom (-me/-my) | žniech | žniechově (-va) | žniechom (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | žě | žěsta (-šta) | žěste (-šte) | žnieše | žniešta (-sta) | žniešte (-ste) |
| 3rd person | žě | žěsta (-šta) | žěchu | žnieše | žniešta (-sta) | žniechu |
| | L-participle | L-participle | L-participle | Passive participle | Passive participle | Passive participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | žal | žala | žěli | žat | žata | žěti |
| Feminine | žala | žěle | žaly | žata | žětě | žaty |
| Neuter | žalo | žěle | žala | žato | žětě | žata |
| | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | S-participle | S-participle | S-participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | žně | žniece | žniece | žen, žav | ženše, žěvše | ženše, žěvše |
| Feminine | žnieci | žniece | žniece | ženši, žěvši | ženše, žěvše | ženše, žěvše |
| Neuter | žně, žnieci | žniece | žniece | žen, žav, ženši, žěvši | ženše, žěvše | ženše, žěvše |
Note: This table shows the most common forms of žieti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

###### later

| infinitive | supine | verbal noun |
| žieti | žat | žětie |
| | Present | Present | Present | Imperative | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | žnu | žnevě (-va) | žnem (-me/-my) | – | žněvě (-va) | žněm (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | žneš | žneta | žnete | žni | žněta | žněte |
| 3rd person | žne | žneta | žnú | žni | žněta | žněte |
| | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Imperfect | Imperfect | Imperfect |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | žěch | žěchově (-va) | žěchom (-me/-my) | žniech | žniechově (-va) | žniechom (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | žě | žěsta (-šta) | žěste (-šte) | žnieše | žniešta (-sta) | žniešte (-ste) |
| 3rd person | žě | žěsta (-šta) | žěchu | žnieše | žniešta (-sta) | žniechu |
| | L-participle | L-participle | L-participle | Passive participle | Passive participle | Passive participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | žal | žala | žěli | žat | žata | žěti |
| Feminine | žala | žěle | žaly | žata | žětě | žaty |
| Neuter | žalo | žěle | žala | žato | žětě | žata |
| | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | S-participle | S-participle | S-participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | žna | žnúce | žnúce | žen, žav | ženše, žěvše | ženše, žěvše |
| Feminine | žnúci | žnúce | žnúce | ženši, žěvši | ženše, žěvše | ženše, žěvše |
| Neuter | žna, žnúci | žnúce | žnúce | žen, žav, ženši, žěvši | ženše, žěvše | ženše, žěvše |
Note: This table shows the most common forms of žieti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

##### Derived terms

* sžieti
* žen
* žnec

##### Descendants

* Czech: žnout, žít

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žęti.

#### Alternative forms

* ždieti

#### Verb

žieti impf
* to press, to wring

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | supine | verbal noun |
| žieti | žat | žětie |
| | Present | Present | Present | Imperative | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | žmu | žmevě (-va) | žmem (-me/-my) | – | žměvě (-va) | žměm (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | žmeš | žmeta | žmete | žmi | žměta | žměte |
| 3rd person | žme | žmeta | žmú | žmi | žměta | žměte |
| | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Imperfect | Imperfect | Imperfect |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | žěch | žěchově (-va) | žěchom (-me/-my) | žmiech | žmiechově (-va) | žmiechom (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | žě | žěsta (-šta) | žěste (-šte) | žmieše | žmiešta (-sta) | žmiešte (-ste) |
| 3rd person | žě | žěsta (-šta) | žěchu | žmieše | žmiešta (-sta) | žmiechu |
| | L-participle | L-participle | L-participle | Passive participle | Passive participle | Passive participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | žal | žala | žěli | žat | žata | žěti |
| Feminine | žala | žěle | žaly | žata | žětě | žaty |
| Neuter | žalo | žěle | žala | žato | žětě | žata |
| | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | S-participle | S-participle | S-participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | žma | žmúce | žmúce | žem, žav | žemše, žěvše | žemše, žěvše |
| Feminine | žmúci | žmúce | žmúce | žemši, žěvši | žemše, žěvše | žemše, žěvše |
| Neuter | žma, žmúci | žmúce | žmúce | žem, žav, žemši, žěvši | žemše, žěvše | žemše, žěvše |
Note: This table shows the most common forms of žieti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

##### Derived terms

* žímati

##### Descendants

* Czech: žmout, ždmout

### Further reading

* Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “žieti”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění