bieleć
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Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Polish bieleć, from Proto-Slavic *bělěti. By surface analysis, biały + -eć.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]bieleć impf (perfective zbieleć or pobieleć)
- (intransitive) to whiten (to shine or become white)
- Synonyms: bielić się, wybielać się
- skóra bieleje ― one's skin turns white
- twarz bieleje ― one's face goes white
- pościel bieleje ― a sheet whitens
- zboże bieleje ― grain whitens
- kostki bieleją ― bones are turning white
- knykcie bieleją ― one's knuckles are turning white
- palce bieleją ― one's fingers are turning white
- usta bieleją ― one's mouth is turning white
- bieleć od słońca ― to whiten from the sun
- budynek bieleje ― a building shines white
- kamień bieleje ― a stone shines white
- śnieg bieleje ― snow shines white
- koszula bieleje ― a shirt is white
- zęby bieleją ― one's teeth are white
- bieleć śniegiem ― to shine white with snow
- bieleć na tle czegoś ― to shine white compared to something
- bieleć w ciemnościach/cieniu ― to shine white in darkness
- bieleć w słońcu ― to shine white in the sun
- (intransitive, of hair) to whiten, to go gray (become white)
- Synonym: siwieć
- broda bieleje ― one's beard is going gray
- wąsy bieleją ― one's moustache is going gray
- włosy bieleją ― one's hair is going gray
Conjugation
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɛlɛt͡ɕ
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛlɛt͡ɕ/2 syllables
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