gonić

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gonìti,^[1] from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gánīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰon-éye-ti, from *gʷʰen- (“to slay, strike”),^[1] whence English fend; defend; offend. Cognate with Lithuanian ganýti (“to graze”),^[1][2] Ancient Greek θείνω (theínō, “to slay”)^[1][3] and Sanskrit हन्ति (hanti, “to slay”).^[1][3]

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.ɲit͡ɕ/

• Audio 1; “gonić”:

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• Audio 2; “gonić się”:

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲit͡ɕ
• Syllabification: go‧nić

gonić impf

1. (transitive) to chase, to pursue (to follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm)

   Synonym: ścigać

   gonić przestępcę ― to chase a criminal

2. (intransitive) to pursue (to aim for, go after) [with za (+ instrumental) ‘something’]
3. (transitive) to come after, to ensue, to follow on
4. (reflexive with się) to chase each other
5. (reflexive with się, of an animal) to be in heat, to oestruate

• gonić in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gonić in Polish dictionaries at PWN