udrieť

== Old Slovak == === Alternative forms === uderiť === Etymology === From u- + drieť. === Verb === udrieť pf (imperfective udierať) to hit, to strike, to smite (of physical blows: to deliver an impact to a person or object) 1764, VK 1764. In: Historický slovník slovenského jazyka (Bratislava: Veda, 2005): wezmi geden nowý hrnéc, udri o zem a rozby na črepy take a new pot, strike [it] against the ground and break it into shards to strike, to crash, to bang (of bells, tools, or lightning: to produce a loud sound or impact) 1765, OKOLIČNÉ 1765. In: Historický slovník slovenského jazyka (Bratislava: Veda, 2005): messtanga na zwon udrely, aby se ludga zbehly the burghers struck the bell so that the people would gather to punish, to afflict, to smite (of God: to visit someone with a disease or penalty) to attack, to charge, to raid (of military forces: to launch a sudden assault) 1781, ASL 1781. In: Historický slovník slovenského jazyka (Bratislava: Veda, 2005): predných prepustili, na zadných udreli they let the ones in front pass [but] charged those in the back (expressive) to strike, to hit, to overcome (of sensory perceptions or intoxication: to affect the senses or mind) to set in, to break, to strike (of rain, heat, or storms: to begin suddenly or severely) ==== Descendants ==== Slovak: udrieť === Further reading === Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “udrieť”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC == Slovak == === Alternative forms === (archaic) uderiť === Etymology === Inherited from Old Slovak udrieť. By surface analysis, u- +‎ drieť. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /udrɪ̯ec/, [ˈudrɪ̯ec] Rhymes: -udrɪ̯ec Hyphenation: u‧drieť === Verb === udrieť pf (imperfective udierať) (transitive) to strike, to hit (to hit someone or something with a sharp movement or object) Synonym: zasiahnuť Nahnevaný chlap ho silno udrel päsťou do ramena. ― The angry man hit him hard with his fist in the shoulder. (intransitive) to hit, to sound, to break (to cause an impact, often creating a sound; of a clock, bell, lightning, or eggs) [with do (+ genitive) or na (+ accusative) or o (+ accusative) or po (+ locative) or accusative] Synonyms: zazvoniť, zabubnovať, odbiť, rozbiť Práve keď sme vychádzali z domu, na veži udrelo poludnie. ― Just as we were leaving the house, noon struck on the tower. (intransitive) to attack, to charge (to launch a sudden military or verbal assault) [with na (+ accusative)] Synonym: napadnúť Partizáni sa rozhodli udrieť na nepriateľský tábor uprostred noci. ― The partisans decided to strike the enemy camp in the middle of the night. (intransitive, expressive) to strike (the senses) (to suddenly and strongly affect sight, smell, sound, or feeling) [with dative] Len čo otvorili pivnicu, do tváre im udrela vlhká zima. ― As soon as they opened the cellar, a damp cold hit their faces. (intransitive, expressive) to rush, to pour (of liquids like blood or water, or emotions like anger) [with do (+ genitive)] Keď mu v hádke udrel hnev do hlavy, prestal sa ovládať. ― When anger rushed to his head during the argument, he lost control. Domáca pálenka hosťovi okamžite udrela do nôh. ― The homemade brandy immediately went to the guest's legs. (intransitive) to set in, to strike (of weather conditions: to occur suddenly) V novembri náhle udreli tuhé mrazy a sneh. ― In November, hard frosts and snow suddenly set in. (reflexive with sa) to hit oneself, to bump into (to accidentally hit one's body and cause pain) Synonym: buchnúť V tme nevidela otvorené dvere a bolestivo sa o neudrela. ― In the darkness, she didn't see the open door and painfully bumped into it. (reflexive with sa) to strike oneself (intentionally) (to hit a part of one's own body as a gesture or for emphasis) Synonym: buchnúť Umelec sa v geste zúfalstva udrel po čele. ― The artist hit his forehead in a gesture of despair. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “udrieť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026