Masurian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈprɔʃʲit͡ʃ]
  • Syllabification: pro‧szicz

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Polish prosić.

Verb

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proszicz impf

  1. (transitive) to ask for, to request [+ ô (accusative)], [+accusative = for what], [+infinitive = to do what]
  2. (transitive) to invite
  3. (reflexive with szie) to beg, to implore

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *porsiti sę.

Verb

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proszicz impf

  1. (reflexive with szie, of sows) to farrow (to give birth to a litter of piglets)

Further reading

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  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “prosić, I. prosić się, II. prosić się”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 7, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 19-20