cieśnić

Polish

Etymology

From ciasny + -ić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɛɕ.ɲit͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɕɲit͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: cieś‧nić

Verb

cieśnić impf

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to straiten (to make strait; to narrow or confine to a smaller space)
    Synonym: ścieśniać
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to straiten (to restrict or diminish)
  3. (reflexive, obsolete) to straiten (to become narrower)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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