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teść

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Old Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьstь, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- (to sire, beget).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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teść m animacy unattested

  1. (attested in Masovia) father-in-law (one's wife's father)
    • 1920 [1436], Marceli Handelsman, Antoni Rybarski, Kazimierz Tymieniecki, editors, Najdawniejsze księgi sądowe mazowieckie, volume III, number 2187, Zakroczym:
      Iakom ia than vmowa myal s mim czczem
      [Jakom ja tę umowę miał s mym ćciem]
  2. (attested in Greater Poland) father-in-law (one's husband's father)
    Synonyms: świekier, zięć
    • 1977-1980 [c. 1470], urowska-Górowska Wanda, Kyas Vladimir, editors, Mamotrekty staropolskie[1], [2], [3], Lubin, page 227:
      Czyescz socer (socer nurum suam polluit nefarie Ezech 22, 11)
      [Cieść socer (socer nurum suam polluit nefarie Ezech 22, 11)]
  3. father-in-law (one's husband's or wife's father, or another in-law or relative)
    • 1901 [c. 1460], Materiały i Prace Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, volume II, page 379:
      Czescz socer
      [Cieść socer]
    • 1977-1980 [1471], Wanda Żurowska-Górecka, Vladimír Kyas, editors, Mamotrekty staropolskie [Old Polish-Latin Dictionaries and wordlists], page 172:
      Ze czciem cum socero (noli consiliari cum eo, var.: cum socero tuo, qui tibi insidiatur Ecclus 37, 7)
      [Ze ćciem cum socero (noli consiliari cum eo, var.: cum socero tuo, qui tibi insidiatur Ecclus 37, 7)]
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Descendants

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  • Polish: teść

Further reading

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛɕt͡ɕ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: teść

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Polish cieść, from Proto-Slavic *tьstь. Perhaps a doublet of cieć.

Noun

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teść m pers (female equivalent teściowa or (obsolete) teścina, diminutive teściunio, related adjective (rare) teściowy)

  1. father-in-law (one's spouse's father)
    Synonym: (obsolete) świekier
Declension
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Coordinate terms
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Polish family terms
rodzina (family) Male Female Neutral
parent ojciec (father)
nursery: tata
matka (mother)
nursery: mama
rodzic (parent)
grandparent dziadek (grandfather) babcia (grandmother) prarodzic (grandparent)
sibling brat (brother) siostra (sister) rodzeństwo (siblings)
cousin kuzyn (male cousin) kuzynka (female cousin)
child syn (son) córka (daughter) dziecko (child)
grandchild wnuk (grandson) wnuczka (granddaughter) wnuczę (grandchild)
parent's sibling paternal stryj (paternal uncle) ciotka (aunt)
maternal wuj (maternal uncle)
sibling's child fraternal bratanek (fraternal nephew) bratanica (fraternal niece)
sororal siostrzeniec (sororal nephew) siostrzenica (sororal niece)
spouse mąż (husband) żona (wife)
spouse's parent marital świekier (marital father-in-law) świekra (marital mother-in-law)
uxorial teść (uxorial father-in-law) teściowa (uxorial mother-in-law)
child's spouse zięć (son-in-law) synowa (daughter-in-law)
sibling's spouse szwagier (brother-in-law) bratowa (sibilar ister-in-law)
spouse's sibling szwagierka (sister-in-law)
stepparent ojczym (stepfather) macocha (stepmother)
stepchild pasierb (stepson) pasierbica (stepdaughter)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Back-formation from testosteron.

Noun

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teść m animal

  1. (humorous, slang, biochemistry, steroids) test, testosterone (steroid hormone)
    Synonym: testosteron
Declension
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Further reading

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  • teść”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • teść”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[5] (in Polish)
  • teść at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego