piać
Old Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pěti.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
piać impf
- (transitive, intransitive) to chant, to sing
- Synonym: śpiewać
- (transitive) to extol, to laud, to praise
- Synonym: wypiewać
Descendants edit
- Polish: piać
References edit
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “piać”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pěti (stem *poj-, which was regularized in West Slavic to *pěj-).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
piać impf (perfective zapiać)
- (intransitive, of a rooster) to crow (to make a characteristic sound) [+instrumental = what kind of crow]
- (intransitive, of a person) to crow (to make a high-pitched voice) [+instrumental = in what kind of voice]
- (intransitive) to crow (to unduly brag)
- (intransitive, obsolete, humorous) to sing out (to begin singing)
- Synonym: śpiewać
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- piać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- piać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- M. Arcta Słownik Staropolski/Piać on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource pl