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cześć

//ˈt͡ʂɛɕt͡ɕ/ | /ˈt͡ʂɛɕ/ | /ˈt͡ʂɛjɕ/ | /ˈt͡ʂɛɕt͡ɕ//
Polishintjnoun

Grammatical form

cześć is an inflected form of greeting or farewell used with someone with which one is on a first-name basis with or on informal, familiar terms with; hi; hello; bye.

Definitions

  1. 1.
    reverence (great respect shown to a person, supernatural being, or thing, manifested in the form of behavior appropriate to a given social community)
    • Near-synonym: szacunek

  2. 2.
    honor (sense of self-worth that makes a person act according to certain rules and the respect he or she finds in other people)
    • Near-synonym: honor

  3. 3.
    reverence (reigious worship, adoration)
    • Near-synonym: kult

  4. 4.
    greatness; power; splendor
  5. 5.
    eternal happiness
  6. 6.
    fame
  7. 7.
    prestige (high social position)
  8. 8.
    state; condition
  9. 9.
    item of pride
  10. 10.
    church valuables
  11. 11.
    obsoleteformal title of respect; your Honor

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷeyt- Proto-Slavic *čь̏stь Old Polish cześć Polish cześć Inherited from Old Polish cześć.

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