siwieć

See also: siwiec and Siwiec

Polish

Etymology

From siwy + -eć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕi.vjɛt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ivjɛt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: si‧wieć

Verb

siwieć impf (perfective posiwieć or zsiwieć)

  1. (intransitive, of hair) to grey, turn grey
    Synonym: bieleć
  2. (intransitive, of people) to become grey-haired, have increasingly more grey hair
  3. (intransitive) to be grey, to stand out by its grey color
    • 1978, Adam Ważyk, Wiersze wybrane, Czytelnik, archived from the original on 2022-07-15, page 77:
      ...góry ogromne siwieją u szczytu...
      ...the enormous mountains are grey at their peaks...

Conjugation

adjectives
nouns

Further reading

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