pleść

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *plesti (stem *plet-), from Proto-Indo-European *pléḱ-te-ti, from *pleḱ-. Cognates include German flechten and Latin plectō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plɛɕt͡ɕ/

Verb

pleść impf (perfective spleść)

  1. (transitive) to plait
  2. (transitive) to weave
  3. (transitive) to blather, to talk drivel or nonsense
    Co ty pleciesz?!
    What (foolishness) are you talking about?

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (to plait): przeplatać, splatać, wyplatać
  • (to weave): tkać

Derived terms

  • (nouns) plecień, plecionka

Further reading

  • pleść in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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