pleść

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *plesti (stem *plet-), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pleśtei, from Proto-Indo-European *pléḱ-te-ti, from *pleḱ- (to fold, plait, weave). Cognates include German flechten and Latin plectō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plɛɕt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: pleść

Verb

pleść impf (perfective upleść or zapleść)

  1. (transitive) to plait
    Synonyms: uplatać, wyplatać, zaplatać
  2. (transitive) to weave
    Synonym: tkać

pleść impf (perfective napleść)

  1. (transitive) to blather, to talk drivel or nonsense
    Co ty pleciesz?What are you on about?
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bredzić

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Further reading

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