Masurian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish pójć. By surface analysis, po- +‎ iszcz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpojʃt͡ʃ]
  • Syllabification: pójszcz

Verb

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pójszcz pf (imperfective iszcz, frequentative chodżicz)

  1. (intransitive) to go (to locomote on foot)
  2. (intransitive) to go; to leave
  3. (intransitive) to go to, to get to (to arrive)
  4. (intransitive) to go to (to end up at)
  5. (intransitive) to go (to go somewhere to perform something) [+infinitive = to do what]
  6. (intransitive) to go (to move; to change one's location)
  7. (intransitive) to spread (to cover more area)
  8. (intransitive) to leak (of blood; to flow out of the body, i.e. through the nose)
  9. (intransitive) to go (i.e. of a situation, to happen in a particular way)
  10. (intransitive) to experience a change of situation
  11. (intransitive) to go to waste; to disappear

Further reading

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  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “pójść”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 6, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 327-392