lać

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lac"

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьjati[1], a variant of *lìti (stem *lěj-), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *leˀitei, from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (to flow). Compare to Old Polish lić. Cognate to Russian лить (litʹ). See also łój (tallow), słój (annual ring).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -at͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: lać

Verb

lać impf

  1. (transitive) to pour (to cause to flow in a stream)
    Budowniczy lali beton na fundamenty, gdy zdarzył się wypadek.Builders were pouring concrete for the foundations when the accident happened.
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to pour down; to rain heavily
    Nie wychodź na dwór, od rana leje.Don't go outside, it's been pouring down since morning.
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to beat up; to hit
    Czego mnie lejesz, to był tylko żart!Why are you hitting me, it was just a joke!
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bić
  4. (intransitive, slang) to piss
    To nie Wersal, lej pod jakieś drzewko.This ain't Versailles, piss under some tree.
  5. (intransitive, slang, by extension) to not care; to ignore
    Leję na to.I don't care about this.
  6. (reflexive) to pour forth
    Brudna woda lała się do piwnicy.Dirty water poured into the cellar.
  7. (reflexive, colloquial) to fight

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 297

Further reading

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