gnieść

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gnestì (stem *gnet-)[1], from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gnestei, from Proto-Indo-European *gnét-ti, from *gnet-[1]. Cognate with Czech hníst[1], Serbo-Croatian гњѐсти/gnjèsti[1][2], Russian гнести́ (gnestí, to oppress)[1] and Old English cnedan[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɲɛɕt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: gnieść

Verb

gnieść impf

  1. (transitive) to crumple, to wrinkle
    Synonyms: miąć, tłamsić
  2. (transitive) to crush, to squash, to press
    Synonyms: zgniatać, ugniatać
  3. (transitive) to knead
    gnieść ciastoto knead dough
    Synonyms: zagniatać, wyrabiać
  4. (transitive, of shoes) to pinch
    Synonyms: uciskać, uwierać
  5. (transitive) to grind down, to oppress
    Synonyms: gnębić, dręczyć, prześladować, ciemiężyć
  6. (reflexive) to become squashed, to become crushed
  7. (reflexive) to become crumpled, to become wrinkled
  8. (reflexive) to be cooped up

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 168. →ISBN
  2. Brückner, Aleksander (1927), gnieść”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 147

Further reading

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