rdzieć

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rъděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rudḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰéh₁ti, from the root *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). Cognate to German röten and Latin rubeō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /rd͡ʑɛ(ː)t͡ɕ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /rd͡ʑɛt͡ɕ/, /rd͡ʑet͡ɕ/

Verb

rdzieć impf

1. (intransitive, of iron) to rust (to oxidize)

Related terms

adjectives

• rdzawy
• rudy
• rumiany
• rusy
• rydzy

 

nouns

• rdza
• ruda

 

Further reading

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