bieżeć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bieżeć, from Proto-Slavic *běžàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bēˀgjā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, innovative denominative present of *bʰegʷ- (to flee, run). Cognate with Lithuanian bėgióti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbjɛ.ʐɛt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛʐɛt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: bie‧żeć

Verb

bieżeć impf (perfective pobieżeć)

  1. (intransitive, archaic, literary) to haste, to hasten, to rush [+ do (genitive) = to where] [+ ku (dative) = towards what] [+ po (locative) = upon what] [+ za (instrumental) = after what]
    Synonyms: biec, spieszyć
  2. (intransitive, archaic, literary) to flow, to stream
    Synonym: płynąć

Conjugation

Derived terms

adjectives
adverb
nouns
verbs
  • dobieżeć pf
  • nabieżeć pf
  • nadbieżeć pf
  • obieżeć pf
  • odbieżeć pf
  • podbieżeć pf
  • przebieżeć pf
  • przybieżeć pf
  • rozbieżeć pf
  • ubieżeć pf
  • wbieżeć pf
  • wybieżeć pf
  • zabieżeć pf
  • zbieżeć pf
adjective
adverb
nouns
verbs

Further reading

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