tojeść

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Old Polish

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Etymology

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Per Brückner, a univerbation of to jest (that is) as a euphemism, given the plant's name was taboo due to its use in witchcraft. Compare nietota (northern firmoss).[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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tojeść f

  1. white swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum hirundaria)
    Synonym: biała tojeść
    • 1900 [1437], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2[1], number 2838:
      *Togeyscz vincetoxicum
      [Toje[y]ść vincetoxicum]

Derived terms

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nouns

Descendants

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  • Polish: tojeść

References

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  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “tojeść”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish tojeść. Per Brückner, a univerbation of to jest (that is) as a euphemism, given the plant's name was taboo due to its use in witchcraft. Compare nietota (northern firmoss).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.jɛɕt͡ɕ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔjɛɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: to‧jeść

Noun

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tojeść f

  1. loosestrife (any plant of the genus Lysimachia)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “tojeść”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

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