Masurian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish kazać.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kázacz pf or impf

  1. (intransitive) to order, to tell, to command (to verbally recommend or demand that something be done) [+dative = whom] [+infinitive = to do what]
  2. (intransitive, when negated) to forbid, to not allow
  3. (intransitive) to preach (to give a sermon)

Further reading

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  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “kazać”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 3, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 162-163