Masurian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish baczyć. By surface analysis, back-formation from ôbácÿcz.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bácÿcz impf

  1. (transitive) to remember, to recall
  2. (transitive) to consider, to take into consideration
  3. (transitive) to see, to observe
  4. (intransitive) to heed, to watch out for, to guard, to protect

Further reading

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  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “baczyć”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 141