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morzyć.

to kill slowly in a cruel way

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmɔ.ʐɘt͡ɕ//ˈmɔ.r̝ɨt͡ɕ/Middle, Polish/ˈmɔ.ʐɨt͡ɕ/Middle, Polish[ˈmɔ.ʐɘt͡ɕ]Łowicz
  1. to kill slowly in a cruel way

    imperfective · obsolete · transitive
  2. to kill slowly in a cruel way to kill by starving

    imperfective · obsolete · transitive
  3. synonym of męczyć

    imperfective · transitive · Łowicz
  4. to grip, to engulf, to overwhelm

    imperfective · obsolete · transitive
  5. to agonize over, to eat one's heart out

    imperfective · obsolete · reflexive
  6. synonym of głodzić się (“to starve oneself”)

    imperfective · obsolete · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *mertéider. Proto-Slavic *merti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *moriti Old Polish morzyć Polish morzyć Inherited from Old Polish morzyć, from Proto-Slavic *moriti. By surface analysis, mór + -yć.

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