tojeść
Old Polish edit
Etymology edit
Per Brückner, a univerbation of to jest (“that is”) as a euphemism, given the plant's name was taboo due to its use in witchcraft. Compare nietota (“northern firmoss”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tojeść f
- garden loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris)
- white swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum hirundaria)
- common columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)
Descendants edit
- Polish: tojeść
References edit
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “tojeść”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
Further reading edit
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “tojeść”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish tojeść. Per Brückner, a univerbation of to jest (“that is”) as a euphemism, given the plant's name was taboo due to its use in witchcraft. Compare nietota (“northern firmoss”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tojeść f
- loosestrife (any plant of the genus Lysimachia)
Declension edit
Declension of tojeść
References edit
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “tojeść”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
Further reading edit
- tojeść in Polish dictionaries at PWN