kosić

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kasīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *kos-éye-ti, causative of *kes- (to scrape, comb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ɕit͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɕit͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: ko‧sić

Verb

kosić impf

  1. (transitive) to mow, to scythe (to cut down grass or crops, to cut off as if with a scythe)
    Synonym: żąć
  2. (transitive, figurative) to mow (to cut down or slaughter in great numbers)
    Synonym: siec
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to gain easily
    Hypernym: zdobywać
  4. (transitive, prison slang) to snatch, to swipe (to steal)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:kraść

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • nakosić pf
  • obkaszać impf, obkosić pf
  • odkosić pf
  • okaszać impf, okosić pf
  • podkaszać impf, podkosić pf
  • pokosić pf
  • skaszać impf, skosić pf
  • ukosić pf
  • wykaszać impf, wyskosić pf
  • zakosić pf
adjective
nouns
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Further reading

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