otvoriť
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Slovak
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otъvoriti (*otъ- + *voriti) later reanalysed as *o-tvoriti giving rise to formation of other verbs from the stem *tvoriti with a related meaning (see zatvoriť (“to close”), pritvoriť (“to close not fully”), roztvoriť (“to open, to spread out”), vytvoriť (“to expel < to leave someone outside”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]otvoriť pf (imperfective otvárať)
- (transitive) to open (to place an obstructing object in a position that permits access, entry)
- (transitive) to open (to release a locking, latching etc. mechanism to allow access)
- (transitive) to open (to make available to the public)
- (transitive) to open, to uncork, to uncap (to remove a cap, lid or break the outer wrapping to make the contents accessible)
- Antonym: zatvoriť
- Otvoriť fľašu ― to open a bottle
- (transitive) to open (to open, stretch something folded, joined)
- Synonyms: roztvoriť, roztiahnuť, rozovrieť
- Antonyms: zatvoriť, zavrieť
- Otvoriť ústa ― to open one's mouth
- Otvoriť knihu ― to open a book
- (transitive) to open (to launch a public facility or an activity for the public)
- (transitive) to open, to open up (to make something accessible)
- Synonym: sprístupniť
- Otvoriť hranice ― to open up the border
- (transitive) to present, to raise
- Synonyms: predostrieť, nastoliť
- Otvoriť problém ― to raise an issue
- (transitive) to open, to open up (to enter the body through an incision)
- Otvoriť brušnú dutinu ― to open up the abdominal cavity
- (transitive) to open (to run a software, to view the contents of a file, a page)
- (intransitive, reflexive with sa) to open, to open up (to get (even spontaneously) into a position allowing access)
- (intransitive, reflexive with sa) to open up, to unfold (of something folded, joined: to open, stretch (even spontaneously))
- (intransitive, reflexive with sa) to appear, to show up
- (transitive, reflexive with sa) to open up (to become more accepting of something) [with dative]
- Synonym: dať priestor
- Antonyms: uzatvoriť, uzavrieť
- Otvoriť sa širšej spolupráci ― to open up to wider cooperation
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of otvoriť (perfective; class V, pattern robiť)
Conjugation of otvoriť sa (perfective; class V, pattern robiť)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “otvoriť”, 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, 2003–2024