gnębić
Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *gnobiti. According to Pokorny, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gnet-; compare Proto-Slavic *gnesti (“to press”), Proto-Germanic *knudaną. Cognate with Russian гнобить (gnobitʹ).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgnębić impf (perfective zgnębić)
- (transitive) to begloom, to deject, to depress, to dishearten, to dispirit, to distress
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bać się
- (transitive) to oppress, to harass
- Synonym: prześladować
- (reflexive with się) to fret, to worry (to be troubled)
- Synonym: trapić się
Conjugation
editDerived terms
editverbs
- pognębiać impf, pognębić pf
- przygnębiać impf, przygnębić pf
- wygnębić pf
- zagnębiać impf, zagnębić pf
adjectives
nouns
References
edit- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1022”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1022
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɛmbit͡ɕ
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