ôtworżicz

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish otworzyć.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɔtˈfɔr̝it͡ʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɔr̝it͡ʃ
• Syllabification: ôt‧wo‧rżicz

Verb

ôtworżicz pf (imperfective ôtsiéracz or ôtwárżacz)

1. (transitive) to open (to make the inside of something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position)
2. (transitive) to open (to spread; to expand into an open or loose position)
3. (transitive) to open (to enter upon, begin)
4. (transitive) to open (to cut; to make an opening)
5. (reflexive with szie) to open (to give access to the inside of something by being a passage)
6. (reflexive with szie) to open (to be spread; to be expanded into an open or loose position)
7. (reflexive with szie) to open (to be cut; to have an opening made in oneself)
8. (reflexive with szie) to open (to begin functioning)

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “otworzyć, otworzyć się”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎^[1], volume 5, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 198