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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kistis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷit-tis.
Pronunciation
Interjection
cześć
- (informal) hi; hello
- Synonyms: hej, siema
- Cześć, chcesz coś zjeść? ― Hi, do you want to eat something?
- (informal) bye
- Synonyms: na razie, pa
Noun
cześć f
- reverence, honour
- respect
Declension
Declension of cześć
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singular
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| nominative
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cześć
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| genitive
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czci
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| dative
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czci
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| accusative
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cześć
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| instrumental
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czcią
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| locative
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czci
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| vocative
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czci
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Derived terms
Further reading
- cześć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cześć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “cześć”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN