umartwić

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish umartwić, from Proto-Slavic *umьrtviti. By surface analysis, u- + martwy + -ić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈmar.tfit͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -artfit͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: u‧mar‧twić

Verb

umartwić pf (imperfective umartwiać)

  1. (transitive, literary) to cause harm to one's body
  2. (reflexive, literary) to harm oneself
  3. (reflexive, literary) to abstain, especially for religious reasons

Conjugation

adjective
verb

Further reading

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