niechać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish niechać, from Proto-Slavic *nexati, from *xajati. Cognate to Czech nechat, Slovene nẹ̑hati and Ukrainian неха́ти (nexáty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲɛ.xat͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛxat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: nie‧chać

Verb

niechać impf or pf

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to desist, to forbear [+genitive = from something]
    Synonyms: (imperfective) odstępować, (perfective) odstąpić, (imperfective) zaprzestawać, (perfective) zaprzestać

Conjugation

Imperfective:

Perfective:

Derived terms

verbs
noun
particles

Further reading

  • niechaj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • niechać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), niechać”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
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