lżyć

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lьgъ (light, not heavy) + -yć.[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʐɨt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: lżyć

Verb

lżyć impf (perfective zelżyć)

  1. (transitive) to revile, to scold with offensive words
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obrażać
  2. (reflexive) to scold each other

Conjugation

Derived terms

adjective
adjectives
adverbs
  • obelżywie
nouns

References

  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927), lekki”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 294.

Further reading

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