brzemię

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish brzemię, from Proto-Slavic *bermę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-H-men.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʐɛ.mjɛ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmjɛ
  • Syllabification: brze‧mię

Noun

brzemię n (diminutive brzemionko or (obsolete) brzemiączko)

  1. (figurative or poetic) burden, onus (responsibility)
  2. (figurative or poetic) burden (cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive)
  3. (obsolete) burden (heavy load)
    Synonyms: ciężar, ładunek

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
  • brzemienna
  • brzemienność

References

  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “brzemię”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

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