jeść

See also: jěsć

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ēstei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti, from *h₁ed-. Cognates include Proto-Germanic *etaną, Latin edō (I eat), Ancient Greek ἔδω (édō, I eat), Hittite 𒂊𒀉𒈪 (e-et-mi, 1.sg.pres.act.), Avestan 𐬀𐬛 (ad-) and Sanskrit अत्ति (átti).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛɕt͡ɕ/
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Verb

jeść impf (perfective zjeść)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to eat

Conjugation

Derived terms

Synonyms

  • (to eat): (colloquial) pałaszować, pożywiać się, spożywać, zakąszać, (of animals, vulgar when referring to humans) żreć

Further reading

  • jeść in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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