cierpieć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьrpě̀ti, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥p-éh₁-(ye)-ti, eh₁-stative of *terp- (to satisfy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɛr.pjɛt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrpjɛt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: cier‧pieć

Verb

cierpieć impf

  1. (intransitive) to suffer (to feel pain)
    Synonym: boleć
  2. (transitive) to bear, to endure [+accusative = something] (to suffer patiently)
    Synonym: znosić
  3. (transitive) to put up with, to tolerate [+accusative = someone or something]
    Synonyms: tolerować, znosić
  4. (intransitive) to suffer from [+ na (accusative) = something] (to have a particular disease or condition)
    Synonym: chorować
  5. (transitive, strictly in the negative) to not stand, to not tolerate
    Nie cierpię go.I can't stand him.
  6. (reflexive, strictly in the negative) to not stand each other

Conjugation

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
verbs
  • cierpiwać impf
  • docierpieć pf
  • nacierpieć pf
  • odcierpieć pf
  • pocierpieć pf
  • przecierpieć pf
  • przycierpieć pf
  • ścierpieć pf
  • ucierpieć pf
  • wycierpieć pf
  • zacierpieć pf
adjective
nouns
verbs

Further reading

  • cierpieć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cierpieć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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