więzienie

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Old Polish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vęzenьje. By surface analysis, więzić +‎ -enie with a secondary shift of *więżenie > więzienie. First attested in the 15th centeury.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /vjæ̃ʑɛɲɛː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /vjæ̃ʑɛɲe/

Noun

więzienie n

  1. captivity; custody; incarceration (state of not having freedom)
    • 1930 [c. 1455], “Deut”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)‎, 30, 3:
      Nawroczi czø pan bog twoy z wyøzenya twego (reducet... captivitatem tuam) a slvtvge syø nad tobø
      [Nawroci cię Pan Bog twoj z więzienia twego (reducet... captivitatem tuam) a slutuje się nad tobą]
Descendants
  • Polish: więzienie

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) First attested in c. 1455.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

więzienie

  1. (attested in Lesser Poland, Greater Poland) astringently; in a hardening way
    • 1876-1929 [c. 1455], Vatroslav Jagić, editor, Archiv für slavische Philologie‎, volume XIV, Miechów, Kruchowo, page 495:
      Vyeszenye stiptice
      [Więzienie stiptice]

References

  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “więzienie”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  • Mańczak, Witold (2017) “więzienie”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  • 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), “więzienie”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish więzienie (noun). By surface analysis, więzić +‎ -enie.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /vjɛw̃ˈʑɛ.ɲɛ/, /vjɛɲˈʑɛ.ɲɛ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɲɛ
  • Syllabification: wię‧zie‧nie

Noun

więzienie n (related adjective więzienny)

  1. (uncountable) verbal noun of więzić; imprisonment (legal punishment of denial of freedom)
  2. (uncountable) imprisonment (legal punishment of denial of freedom)
  3. (countable) jail, prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)
    Synonyms: ciupa, koza, kryminał, mamer, paka, pierdel, pudło, zakład karny

Declension

Declension of więzienie
singular plural
nominative więzienie więzienia
genitive więzienia więzień
dative więzieniu więzieniom
accusative więzienie więzienia
instrumental więzieniem więzieniami
locative więzieniu więzieniach
vocative więzienie więzienia
adjectives
nouns

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