westchnąć

Polish

Etymology

From wes- + tchnąć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛs.txnɔɲt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛstxnɔɲt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: wes‧tchnąć

Verb

westchnąć pf (imperfective wzdychać)

  1. (intransitive) to sigh (to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like)
  2. (intransitive) to sigh (to utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over)

Conjugation

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

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