wieść

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vjɛɕt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: wieść
  • Homophone: wieźć

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish wieść, from Proto-Slavic *vestì (stem *ved-), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *westéi, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-. Baltic cognates include Lithuanian vèsti (to lead), Latvian vest (to lead), Old Prussian west.

Verb

wieść impf (determinate, indeterminate wodzić)

  1. (transitive) to lead, conduct
    Górska ścieżka wiedzie na szczyt.The mountain path leads to the summit.
    Synonym: prowadzić
  2. (reflexive) to work out, to do well
    Synonyms: powodzić się, darzyć się, szczęścić się
  3. (reflexive) to pan out, to go
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish wieść, from Proto-Slavic *věstь.

Noun

wieść f

  1. message, news
    Synonyms: wiadomość, nowina
Declension

Further reading

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