tężyć
Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Polish tążyć, from Proto-Slavic *tǫžiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tangīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *tongʰ-éye-ti, éye-causative of *tengʰ- (“to pull back, be heavy”). By surface analysis, tęgi + -yć.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edittężyć impf
- (transitive, rare, poetic) to strain, to tense (to make tense)
- (transitive, archaic) to condense, to inspissate, to thicken
- (reflexive with się, rare) to tense (to become tense)
- Synonyms: napinać się, natężać się
Conjugation
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Further reading
edit- tężyć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɛw̃ʐɘt͡ɕ
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