Masurian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish cieszyć.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cziesÿcz impf

  1. (transitive) to gratify, to gladden, to please (to cause pleasure or joy)
  2. (transitive) to console, to make not sad
  3. (reflexive with szie) to rejoice, to be glad (to feel pleasure or joy)

Further reading

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  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “cieszyć, cieszyć się”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 342-343