pisać

See also: pisac and pisač

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pьsati, *pisati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *peiś-, from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- (to paint, draw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲi.sat͡ɕ/
  • (file)

Verb

pisać impf (perfective napisać)

  1. to write
  2. (nonstandard, proscribed) to read (consist of certain text)

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • The preferred way of expressing the "to read" meaning is jest napisane (passive voice of napisać) or napisano (impersonal past).
Derived terms

Further reading

  • pisać in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Cognates include Lower Sorbian pisaś.

Verb

pisać (imperfective, perfective napisać)

  1. to write
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