bóść

See also: bosc, Bosc, bość, and bòsc

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bostì (stem *bod-), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bestei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰédʰh₂-e-ti, from *bʰedʰh₂- (to pierce, stab).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buɕt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -uɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: bóść

Verb

bóść impf (perfective ubóść or bodnąć)

  1. (transitive, of animals) to gore, to ram (to hit with horns) [+instrumental = with what]
  2. (transitive) to stab, to sting, to jab (to hit with a sharp object) [+instrumental = with what]
  3. (transitive) to sting emotionally

bóść impf (perfective pobóść)

  1. (reflexive, of rams, etc.) to butt one another

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
adjective
nouns
verb

References

  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927), bóść”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

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