pieścić
Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *pěstiti, from *pěstъ, *pěsta, *pěsto, whence Polish piasta.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈpjɛɕ.t͡ɕit͡ɕ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɕt͡ɕit͡ɕ
- Syllabification: pieś‧cić
Verb
editpieścić impf (perfective popieścić)
- (transitive) to caress, to fondle
- (transitive, archaic) to pamper, to cosset, to coddle
- (reflexive with się, colloquial) to coddle, to handle with kid gloves [with z (+ instrumental) ‘someone/something’]
- (reflexive with się, colloquial) to make a fuss [with z (+ instrumental) ‘about someone/something’]
Conjugation
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