See also: ciec and cięć

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps inherited from Old Polish cieść, from Proto-Slavic *tьstь. Doublet of teść (father-in-law).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: cieć

Noun edit

cieć m pers

  1. (colloquial, usually derogatory) warden, caretaker; person hired to watch over an area or a building
    Synonyms: dozorca, strażnik, ochroniarz

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • cieć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cieć in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian edit

Preposition edit

cieć (Cyrillic spelling циећ)

  1. Obsolete spelling of cijeć