wbarcić

Polish

Etymology

From w- +‎ barć (“tree hollow beehive”) +‎ -ić, as a bear might struggle to reach such a hive in a tree.

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈvbar.t͡ɕit͡ɕ/

Verb

wbarcić pf

1. (reflexive with się, Far Masovian) to struggle up; to hoist oneself (to climb onto something high with difficulty)

Further reading

• Antoni Waga (1860) “wbarcić”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 759