pocisk

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Etymology

Deverbal from pociskać.[1][2][3] First attested in 1533.[4]

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɔt͡ɕisk
  • Syllabification: po‧cisk

Noun

pocisk m inan

  1. (firearms) bullet, gunshot (streamlined body thrown from a firearm or launcher, intended to hit a target from a distance)
  2. (sometimes colloquial) missile, projectile (any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow, or bullet)
  3. (slang) repartee (act of taunting, making fun of someone)[5]
  4. (obsolete) throw, toss (act of throwing)
    Synonym: rzut

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References

  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “pocisk”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  2. ^ Mańczak, Witold (2017) “pocisk”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “pocisk”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  4. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “pocisk”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  5. ^ Młodzieżowe Słowo Roku 2017 PWN (in Polish), 2017 November 9, archived from the original on 6.5.2024:Definicja: „Pocisk”, czyli akt „pociśnięcia”. „Pocisnąć” komuś lub kogoś – poszydzić, zażartować, „potoczyć bekę”.

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