trzymać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish trzymać, from Proto-Slavic *trimati. Compare Slovak trimať, Ukrainian трима́ти (trymáty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʂɨ.mat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨmat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: trzy‧mać

Verb

trzymać impf

  1. (transitive) to hold, hold on, hold on to
    Synonym: (archaic or literary) dzierżyć
  2. (reflexive) to stick to (a promise)

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs

References

Further reading

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