wiać

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vě̀jati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti, from *h₂weh₁-. Cognate to German wehen, Ancient Greek ἄημι (áēmi), Sanskrit वाति (vā́ti) and Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 (vāiti).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vʲat͡ɕ/

Verb

wiać impf

  1. (intransitive) to blow (of wind)
  2. (colloquial, intransitive) to run, to escape

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • wiać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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