cieć

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See also: ciec and cięć

Polish

Etymology

Perhaps inherited from Old Polish cieść, from Proto-Slavic *tьstь. Doublet of teść (father-in-law).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɛt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: cieć

Noun

cieć m pers

  1. (colloquial, usually derogatory) warden, caretaker; person hired to watch over an area or a building
    Synonyms: dozorca, strażnik, ochroniarz

Declension

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Preposition

cieć (Cyrillic spelling циећ)

  1. Obsolete spelling of cijeć.