wiercieć

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьrtě̀ti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wirtḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥t-éh₁-ti, from *wert-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /vjɛrt͡ɕɛ(ː)t͡ɕ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /vjɛrt͡ɕɛt͡ɕ/, /vjɛrt͡ɕet͡ɕ/

Verb

wiercieć impf

1. (transitive) to bore, to drill, to perforate
2. (intransitive) to wriggle
   • Nigdy tego u niej nie uźrano, aby i tam i sam oczyma wierciała.

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Related terms

verbs

• wracać
• wrócić

 

nouns

• wrota
• wrzeciono
• wrzemię

 

Descendants

• Polish: wiercić
• ⇒ Silesian: wiertać