piecza

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See also: pieczą

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *peča. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /pjɛt͡ʃʲaː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /pjɛt͡ʃʲɒ/

Noun

piecza f

  1. care, concern
    • 1874-1891 [XV p. pr.], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności, , , volume XLVII, page 358:
      Non est tibi cura pyecza
      [Non est tibi cura piecza]
  2. (law, attested in Masovia) custody (legal representation and supervision over underage children or over women and their property)

Derived terms

verbs

Descendants

  • Polish: piecza

References

  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “piecza”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  • Mańczak, Witold (2017) “piecza”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “piecza”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “piecza”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish piecza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjɛ.t͡ʂa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʂa
  • Syllabification: pie‧cza

Noun

piecza f

  1. (literary) care, protection
    Synonym: opieka

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
adverb
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Further reading

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