cekäcz

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish czekać.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛkʲæt͡ʃ]
• Syllabification: ce‧käcz

Verb

cekäcz impf

1. (intransitive) to wait, to await (to expect with hope or worry) [+ na (accusative)], [+ za (instrumental) = for/on what/whom]
2. (intransitive) to wait (to delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of) [+ na (accusative) = for/on what/whom]
3. (intransitive) to wait (to delay or put off action)
4. (intransitive) to lie ahead, to lie in store [+genitive] or [+ na (accusative) = for whom/what]

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “czekać”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎^[1], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 379-380