pleść pięścią

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to braid with one's fist”.

Pronunciation

  • (Masovia):
    • (Łowicz) IPA(key): /ˈplɛɕt͡ɕ ˈpjɛw̃ɕ.t͡ɕɔw̃/, /ˈplɛɕt͡ɕ ˈpjɛɲɕ.t͡ɕɔw̃/

Verb

pleść pięścią impf

  1. (transitive, Łowicz, idiomatic) synonym of bić
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bić
    Plótli mie pięścią. ― They were beating me.
    Pletli mie pięścią. ― They were beating me.

Further reading

  • Jan Karłowicz (1906), “pleść”, in Jan Łoś, editors, Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 4: P, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 123
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