wieść

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vjɛɕt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: wieść
  • Homophone: wieźć

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish wieść, from Proto-Slavic *vestì (stem *ved-), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *westéi, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-. Baltic cognates include Lithuanian vèsti (“to lead”), Latvian vest (“to lead”), Old Prussian west.

Verb

wieść impf (determinate, indeterminate wodzić)

  1. (transitive) to lead, conduct
    Górska ścieżka wiedzie na szczyt. ― The mountain path leads to the summit.
    Synonym: prowadzić
  2. (reflexive) to work out, to do well
    Synonyms: powodzić się, darzyć się, szczęścić się
  3. (reflexive) to pan out, to go
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish wieść, from Proto-Slavic *věstь.

Noun

wieść f

  1. message, news
    Synonyms: wiadomość, nowina
Declension

Further reading

  • wieść in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wieść in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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