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dusić.

to suffocate, to asphyxiate, to strangle, to choke (to deprive of oxygen)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈdu.ɕit͡ɕ/[ˈdu.ɕit͡ɕ][ˈdu.ɕit͡ɕ]
  1. to suffocate, to asphyxiate, to strangle, to choke (to deprive of oxygen)

    imperfective · transitive
    Ona mnie próbuje dusić kablem.
  2. to stew, to braise

    imperfective · transitive
  3. alternative form of kaszleć

    alt-of · alternative · imperfective · impersonal · transitive
    Dusi go.
  4. to suffocate, to choke (to be deprived of oxygen)

    imperfective · reflexive
  5. synonym of kaszleć

    imperfective · reflexive
  6. to smolder very slowly

    imperfective · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰews- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-ìti Proto-Slavic *dušiti Polish dusić Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dušiti.

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