więzić
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vęziti.
Pronunciation
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[edit]więzić impf (perfective uwięzić)
- (transitive) to jail, to confine, to imprison, to incarcerate, to hold in prison
- Jak głosi jedna z legend, nimfa Kalipso więziła w tej grocie wracającego z wojny trojańskiej Odyseusza. ― According to one of the legends, the nymph Calypso confined Odysseus returning from the Trojan War in this grotto.
- (reflexive with się) to jail oneself
- (reflexive with się) to jail each other
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- powięzić pf
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɛw̃ʑit͡ɕ
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