tojeść

Old Polish

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tojeść f

1. garden loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris)
2. white swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum hirundaria)
3. common columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)

Descendants

• Polish: tojeść

Further reading

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

Polish

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.jɛɕt͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔjɛɕt͡ɕ
• Syllabification: to‧jeść

Noun

tojeść f

1. loosestrife (any plant of the genus Lysimachia)

Declension

Declension of tojeść

	singular	plural
nominative	tojeść	tojeście
genitive	tojeści	tojeści
dative	tojeści	tojeściom
accusative	tojeść	tojeście
instrumental	tojeścią	tojeściami
locative	tojeści	tojeściach
vocative	tojeści	tojeście

Further reading

• tojeść in Polish dictionaries at PWN