wieńczyć

Polish

Etymology

From wieniec + -yć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvjɛɲ.t͡ʂɨt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɲt͡ʂɨt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: wień‧czyć

Verb

wieńczyć impf (perfective uwieńczyć or zwieńczyć)

  1. (transitive) to crown, to wreath (to place a wreath on one's head)
  2. (transitive) to crown (to form the topmost or finishing part of)
    Synonym: koronować
  3. (transitive) to be situated on one's head
  4. (transitive) to crown, to end (a work, action, or series of events) well
    • 1897, Szymon Askenazy, “Polityka Encyklopedystów”, in Studya historyczno-krytyczne, 2nd edition, Gebethner i Wolff, archived from the original on 2022-10-11, page 66:
      ...istotnie, [Rousseau] ustępem o religii zamyka i wieńczy swe dzieło.
      ...significantly, [Rousseau] closes and crowns his text with a passage about religion.
    • 2017 December 18, Jacek Marczyński, “Janusz Wawrowski: Romantyczny nastrój i cygański temperament”, in Rzeczpospolita, archived from the original on 2022-10-11:
      Romantyczny nastrój dominuje w środkowej romancy, więc finałowa wirtuozeria cygańska ma efektownie wieńczyć całość.
      A romantic style dominates in the central lyrical section [of the music], so the Gypsy-style virtuosity at the end is supposed to impressively end the whole piece.

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Further reading

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