cieść

Old Polish

Alternative forms

teść

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /t͡ɕɛɕt͡ɕ/

Noun

cieść m

father-in-law (wife's father)
- Jakom ja tę umowę miał s mym ćciem.
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father-in-law (husband's father)
Synonyms: świekier, zięć

Related terms

noun

cieścia

Descendants

Polish: cieć (perhaps), teść

Further reading

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

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