Skip to main content

-cie

//t͡ɕɛ//
Polishsuffix

Definitions

  1. 1.
    forms verbal nouns (gerunds) from verbs in conjugations: Xa
    • pić + -cie → picie

    • myć + -cie → mycie

  2. 2.
    forms the indicative present tense second person plural marker for verbs
    • śpiewać + -cie → śpiewacie

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *-tьje Polish -cie Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-tьje. By surface analysis, -ty + -e.

Nominative
Singular
-cie
Plural
-cia
Genitive
Singular
-cia
Plural
Dative
Singular
-ciu
Plural
-ciom
Accusative
Singular
-cie
Plural
-cia
Instrumental
Singular
-ciem
Plural
-ciami
Locative
Singular
-ciu
Plural
-ciach
Vocative
Singular
-cie
Plural
-cia

Nearby Polish words

Browse the Polish dictionary →