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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sětь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sáiˀtas (“tie, cord”), from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂oy-tó-s, from the root *sh₂ey- (“to bind, fetter”). Cognate to German Saite (“string”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sieć f
- net
- chain (a series of stores or businesses with the same brand name)
- network
- sieć komputerowa ― computer network
- mains (electricity supply)
- power grid (electricity network)
- the Internet
- (anatomy) omentum
- sieć większa ― greater omentum
- sieć mniejsza ― lesser omentum
- (anatomy) rete
- sieć dziwna ― rete mirabile
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Further reading
- sieć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- sieć in Polish dictionaries at PWN