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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaˈt͡ɕɛɲ.t͡ɕɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɛɲt͡ɕɛ
- Syllabification: za‧cię‧cie
Etymology 1
From zaciąć + -ęcie.
Noun
zacięcie n
- (uncountable) verbal noun of zaciąć
- (countable) cut, scratch, nick, groove
- Synonyms: nacięcie, szczerba
- (uncountable) talent, penchant, predisposition
- Synonyms: talent, zamiłowanie, predyspozycja
- (uncountable) verve, vigor
- Synonyms: werwa, animusz, zapał
- (countable) hiatus, pause, falter (gap in speech or function)
- Synonym: przerwa
- (uncountable, archaic) stubbornness, doggedness, tenacity
- Synonyms: zaciętość, zawziętość, upór
Declension
Etymology 2
From zacięty + -ie.
Adverb
zacięcie (comparative bardziej zacięcie, superlative najbardziej zacięcie)
- fiercely, bitterly, vehemently
- Synonyms: zaciekle, zawzięcie, zażarcie, zajadle
- stubbornly, doggedly, relentlessly
- Synonyms: uparcie, wytrwale, zawzięcie
Further reading
- zacięcie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- zacięcie in Polish dictionaries at PWN