Masurian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish przechodzić. By surface analysis, prże- +‎ chodzicz.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pr̝ɛˈxɔd͡ʒʲit͡ʃ]
  • Syllabification: prże‧cho‧dzicz

Verb edit

prżechodżicz impf (perfective prżejszcz)

  1. (intransitive) to go across, to cross (to go from one side on the surface of something to the other by foot)
  2. (intransitive) to go through (to penetrate)
  3. (intransitive) to become a moving element of something
  4. (intransitive) to surpass, to exceed (to be better at somehow)
  5. (intransitive, of time) to pass, to elapse
  6. (intransitive, of vehicles) to cross
  7. (intransitive) to cross, to go up and down (to be felt on one's entire body)
  8. (intransitive) to pass, to go through (to experience, to undergo)
  9. (intransitive) to move on (to begin to be in a higher position or rank)
  10. (intransitive) to switch (to begin speaking in a different language during a conversation) [+ z (genitive) = from what language] [+ na (accusative) = to what language]

Further reading edit

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “przechodzić, przechodzić się”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 7, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 35