siedzieć

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdētei, from Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti, eh₁-stative of *sed- (to sit). Cognates include Latvian sēdēt, Lithuanian sėdėti and Latin sedeō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕɛ.d͡ʑɛt͡ɕ/
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Verb

siedzieć impf (perfective posiedzieć)

  1. (intransitive) to sit, to be seated
  2. (colloquial) to be in prison

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