Masurian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish podać. By surface analysis, po- +‎ dacz.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔdat͡ʃ]
  • Syllabification: po‧dacz

Verb edit

podacz pf (imperfective podawacz)

  1. (ditransitive) to hand, to pass (to give, pass or transmit with the hand) [+dative = to whom]
  2. (ditransitive, of one's hand) to give (to offer a handshake for a greeting or farewell or as a sign of agreement)
  3. (ditransitive) to pass along (to give information) [+dative = to whom]
  4. (transitive) to give (to indicate or denounce)
  5. (transitive) to give out, to give away
  6. (reflexive with szie) to take after (to be similar to)
  7. (reflexive with szie, negated) to be improper
  8. (reflexive with szie) to work out, to be successful; to come in handy
  9. (reflexive with szie, impersonal, of expected behaviors) to show (to be visible)
  10. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. (reflexive with szie) to head to, to go to

Further reading edit

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “podać, podać się”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 6, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 142