wlec

See also: wleć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wlec, from Proto-Slavic *velťi (stem *velk-)[1], from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk-/*wilk-[1]. Cognates include Czech vléci[1], Serbo-Croatian вући/vući[1], Russian воло́чь (volóčʹ)[1] and Lithuanian vil̃kti[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vlɛt͡s/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: wlec

Verb

wlec impf

  1. (transitive) to drag, to haul, to lug
  2. (reflexive) to drag on, to wear on, to continue for too long
    Film jest nudny i niemiłosiernie się wlecze. ― The film is boring and drags on horribly.
  3. (reflexive) to trudge, to move very slowly
    Pochód żałobny wlókł się powoli przez ulice. ― The funeral procession slowly trudged through the streets.

Conjugation

or

Derived terms

verbs

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 514. →ISBN

Further reading

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