jąć

Inherited from Old Polish jąć, from Proto-Slavic *(j)ętì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-. Compare Lithuanian im̃ti, Latin emō. First attested in 1420..[1]

• IPA^(key): /jɔɲt͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲt͡ɕ
• Syllabification: jąć

jąć pf (imperfective imać)

1. (transitive, archaic) to seize, to take

   Synonyms: chwycić, złapać

2. (reflexive, archaic) to hold on [+genitive = to something]

   Synonym: chwycić się

3. (reflexive, dated) to get into [+genitive = something] (to become involved or interested in)

jąć pf

1. (transitive, dated) to begin (to start, to initiate or take the first step into something)

   Synonyms: począć, zacząć

Obsolete and probably not understood by most contemporary Polish speakers. Nowadays, the verb jąć is used exclusively with prefixes as in pojąć, wyjąć, zająć, etc. Sometimes the root form jąć is used in infinitive and the past tense forms to endow a text with an archaic taste, especially in literature and other stylized forms.

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