kierz

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъřь.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kierz m ?

1. bush, shrub

   Synonyms: krzewie, krzewina

   • A wtore ji widział Mojiżesz we krzu połającego.

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   • We krzu się ptak lęże.

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2. brushwood, scrub, thicket

   Synonyms: chraścina, chróst, chróślina, łobuzie, łozina, różdże

   • Jakom ja nie brał mchu s Jakubowa krza.

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Descendants

• Polish: (dialectal) kierz
• Silesian: kerz

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “kierz”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish kierz, from Proto-Slavic *kъřь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kjɛʂ/
• Rhymes: -ɛʂ
• Syllabification: kierz

Noun

kierz m inan

1. (Greater Poland, Kurpie) bush, shrub

   Synonyms: krzak, krzew

Declension

Declension of kierz

	singular	plural
nominative	kierz	krze
genitive	krza	krzów
dative	krzowi	krzom
accusative	kierz	krze
instrumental	krzem	krzami
locative	krzu	krzach
vocative	krzu	krze

Further reading

• kierz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “Podręczny słownik gwary poznańskiej”, in regionwielkopolska.pl‎^[1] (in Polish), 2020 March 10 (last accessed)
• M. Arcta Słownik Staropolski/Kierz on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource ^pl