swiadczëc

Kashubian

Alternative forms

• swiôdczëc, (regional) swiôrczëc

Etymology

From swiôdk +‎ -ëc. Compare Slovincian swjadczic and Polish świadczyć.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsfjatt͡ʃɜt͡s/
• Syllabification: swiad‧czëc

Verb

swiadczëc impf

1. (intransitive) to testify (to give evidence in court as a witness)
2. (transitive) to witness; to be indicative, to indicate, to prove, to evince, to testify, to betoken, to bear witness to, to speak to (to prove with one's existence)
3. (intransitive) to think, to be of the opinion
4. (transitive) to do something good for someone

Further reading

• Bernard Sychta (1967–1973) “sv́adčëc”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich, volume 5, page 194
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “świadczyć”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]