baciti

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From older bačiti, from Proto-Slavic *bačiti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bǎːt͡siti/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ci‧ti

Verb

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báciti pf (Cyrillic spelling ба́цити, imperfective bàcati)

  1. (transitive) to throw, cast
    baciti kockuto cast a die
    Baci mi loptu!Throw me the ball!
  2. (transitive) to throw out, discard, dispose
    baciti smeće/đubreto throw out the trash
  3. (transitive, sports) to throw (spear, discus etc.)
    baciti kopljeto throw the javelin
  4. idiomatic and figurative senses that refer to throwing, literally or figuratively
    baciti u voduto discard, waste (literally, “throw in the water”)
    nije za bacitinothing to sneeze at (literally, “not to be thrown away”)
    baciti ulje na vatruto add fuel to the fire (literally, “throw oil to the fire”)
    baciti se na učenjeto hit the books (literally, “throw oneself at studying”)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • baciti”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • baciti”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024