śmieć

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕmjɛt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: śmieć

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ̏metь, from *sъmesti, whence zmieść.

Noun

śmieć m inan

  1. piece of garbage or trash
  2. trash (something worthless or of low quality)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:badziewie
Declension
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Noun

śmieć m pers

  1. (colloquial) trash (contemptible or despicable person)
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish śmieć, from Proto-Slavic *sъmě̀ti, from *sъ- + *měti, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-.

Verb

śmieć impf

  1. (intransitive) dare (to have enough courage (to do something))
    Jak śmiesz!How dare you!
    Synonym: ważyć się
Conjugation

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Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

śmieć

  1. second-person singular imperative of śmiecić

Further reading

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