wiać
Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *vě̀jati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti, from the root *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognate to German wehen, Ancient Greek ἄημι (áēmi), Sanskrit वाति (vā́ti) and Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 (vāiti).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editwiać impf (perfective powiać or wionąć)
- (intransitive, of wind) to blow (to produce an air current)
- (intransitive, archaic) to blow (to be propelled by an air current)
- (transitive, obsolete) to drift in, to overblow (to blow over or accross)
- (transitive, agriculture) to winnow (to subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components)
Verb
editwiać impf (perfective zwiać)
- (intransitive, colloquial) to bolt, to scram (to flee)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:uciekać
Conjugation
editVerb
editwiać impf
- (intransitive, impersonal) to be perceptible [with instrumental]
- Synonym: zalatywać
Declension
editConjugation of wiać | |
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infinitive | wiać |
present indicative | wieje |
past indicative | wiało |
future indicative | będzie wiać będzie wiało |
conditional | wiałoby by wiało |
imperative | niech wieje |
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