cekäcz

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish czekać.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛkæt͡ʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɛkæt͡ʃ
• Syllabification: ce‧käcz

Verb

cekäcz impf

1. (intransitive) to wait, to await (to expect with hope or worry) [with na (+ accusative)], [with za (+ instrumental) ‘for/on what/whom’]
2. (intransitive) to wait (to delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of) [with na (+ accusative) ‘for/on what/whom’]
3. (intransitive) to wait (to delay or put off action)
4. (intransitive) to lie ahead, to lie in store [with genitive] or [with na (+ accusative) ‘for whom/what’]

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “czekać”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 379-380