bręczeć

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “possibly a variant of brzęczeć”)

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛn.t͡ʂɛt͡ɕ/, /ˈbrɘn.t͡ʂɛt͡ɕ/

Verb

bręczeć impf

1. (intransitive, Poznań) to blather (to talk, especially much and in a boring fashion)
2. (intransitive, Poznań) to nag (to request something annoyingly)
3. (intransitive, Poznań) to complain (to express disatisfaction)

Further reading

• Waldemar Wierzba (2013) “bręczeć, brenczeć, brynczeć”, in Słownik Poznańskie słowa i ausdrucki (in Polish), 1st edition, Mierzyn: Albus, →ISBN, page 32