pędzić

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pǫditi, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pond-éye-ti, causative of *(s)pend- (to stretch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛɲ.d͡ʑit͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɲd͡ʑit͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: pę‧dzić

Verb

pędzić impf

  1. (intransitive) to rush, to dash, to scamper, to scurry
    Synonyms: gnać, mknąć, (colloquial) popylać, (colloquial) zasuwać
  2. (transitive) to chase, to drive (to impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on)
    Synonyms: gnać, poganiać
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to homebrew (to produce moonshine)

Conjugation

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
verbs
noun

Further reading

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