zaczōńć

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *začęti. Cognates include Polish zacząć and Kashubian zacząc.

Verb

zaczōńć pf

  1. (transitive) to start, to begin [+ ôd (genitive) = with what]
    • 2017, Charles Dickens, chapter 1, in Grzegorz Kulik, transl., Godniŏ pieśń [A Christmas Carol]‎, 1 edition, Opole: Silesia Progress, →ISBN, page 11:
      Marley bōł umarty, ôd tego trza zaczōńć.
      Marley was dead, that's what we ought to start with.

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