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prosić.

to ask for, to request

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈprɔ.ɕit͡ɕ//ˈprɔ.ɕit͡ɕ/Middle, Polish[ˈprɔ.ɕit͡ɕ]Łowicz
  1. to ask for, to request

    imperfective · transitive
    Zawsze moźesz prosić o pomoc w potrzebie.
  2. to ask for, to request to ask for, to request

    imperfective · reflexive · transitive · Łowicz
  3. to invite

    imperfective · transitive
    Proszę, wejdź.
  4. to beg, to implore

    imperfective · reflexive
    Proszę, pomóż mi.
  5. to cry out for

    imperfective · reflexive
  6. to ask for, to invite (to increase the likelihood of something by persisting in some action)

    imperfective · reflexive
    Sama się prosisz o kłopoty.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *práśīˀtei Proto-Slavic *prositi Old Polish prosić Polish prosić Inherited from Old Polish prosić.

verb/ˈprɔ.ɕit͡ɕ//ˈprɔ.ɕit͡ɕ/Middle, Polish[ˈprɔ.ɕit͡ɕ]Łowicz
  1. to farrow (to give birth to a litter of piglets)

    imperfective · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *porsiti sę. First attested in the 16th century. By surface analysis, prosię + -ić.

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