zajęczy

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈjɛn.t͡ʂɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛnt͡ʂɘ
  • Syllabification: za‧ję‧czy

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish zajęczy, from Proto-Slavic *zajęčьjь. By surface analysis, zając +‎ -y.

Adjective

zajęczy (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (relational) hare (any lagomorph of the genus Lepus)
    1. (relational) leporine (being a hare or hares)
    2. (relational) leporine (being a part of a hare's body)
    3. (relational) leporine (originating from a hare)
    4. (relational) leporine (inhabited by a hare or hares)
    5. (relational) leporine (like that of a hare)
  2. made from the skin or meat of a hare
  3. (figurative, of people) cowardly; nervous
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zajęczy

  1. third-person singular present of zajęczeć

Further reading

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