tojeść

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Old Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

nouns

Descendants[edit]

  • Polish: tojeść

References[edit]

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

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

tojeść f

  1. loosestrife (any plant of the genus Lysimachia)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

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

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