zbate

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zbate

/ˈzba.te/

Rhymes with -ate

Where it comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exbattere. Compare Aromanian zbat, Italian sbattere, Venetan sbàter, sbàtar, Sicilian sbàttiri, Friulian sbati.

verb a zbate 3rd conjugation · zbate · zbătut · zbată · a zbate · zbătând

reflexive to struggle (make forceful movements)
Similar: se zvârcoli
reflexive to struggle (strive, contend)
reflexive to struggle (be in hardship)
reflexive to sway (be moved back and forth, typically in the wind)
poetic, reflexive, of flowing water to rush
reflexive, of body parts to twitch
obsolete, transitive synonym of bate (“to beat, repeatedly hit”)
Similar: bate
obsolete, regional, transitive synonym of bate (“to whip foodstuffs”)
Similar: bate
obsolete, transitive to sift
Similar: cerne
reciprocal, regional to haggle

In English

struggle to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight

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@misc{zbate_2026,
  title = {zbate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/zbate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}