Masurian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish patrzyć.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpatr̝et͡ʃ]
  • Syllabification: pa‧trżécz

Verb edit

patrżécz impf (perfective popatrżécz, frequentative patrżacz)

  1. (intransitive) to look; to look at (to direct one's eyes upon)
  2. (intransitive) to look; to look at (to observe or examine)
  3. (intransitive) to look at, to notice, to turn one's attention to, to heed
  4. (intransitive) to look out, to keep guard
  5. (intransitive) to strive for, to try for
  6. (intransitive) to look, to look like, to appear (to have a particular appearance)

Further reading edit

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “*patrzać, patrzeć, patrzyć”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 6, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 47