zacząć

See also: zacząc

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *začęti. First attested in the c. 1500.

Verb

zacząć pf (imperfective zaczynać)

  1. to start, to begin
    • c. 1500, “Rzepka Wojciech R. Pieśni Władysława z Gielniowa nowo odnalezione”, in Studia Polonistyczne volume=6, Wiesław Wydra, published 1979, page 175:
      Syn mathuchny swey duszą wszyal a szlothkye pyenye yest *zaczchąl
      Syn matuchny swej duszę wziął a słodkie pienie jest zacz[ch]ął
      The mother's son took his soul and the sweet singing has begun.
noun
  • zaczynacz

Descendants

  • Polish: zacząć

References

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zacząć, from Proto-Slavic *začęti. Cognates include Silesian zaczōńć and Kashubian zacząc. First attested in the c. 1500.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈza.t͡ʂɔɲt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡ʂɔɲt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: za‧cząć

Verb

zacząć pf (imperfective zaczynać)

  1. (transitive) to start, to begin [+ od (genitive) = with what]
    Synonym: rozpocząć
  2. (reflexive) to start, to begin
    Synonym: rozpocząć się

Conjugation

References

  1. B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), zacząć”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Further reading

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