bracz

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish brać.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrat͡ʃ]
• Syllabification: bracz

Verb

bracz impf

1. (transitive) to take (to grab with the hands)
2. (transitive) to take (to carry with oneself)
3. (transitive) to take (to move to a new location)
4. (transitive) to take (to deprive of ownership)
5. (transitive) to catch (to capture)
6. (transitive, of fish) to take (to bite bait)
7. (transitive) to take (to accept as a married partner)
8. (transitive) to take (to acquire; to buy)
9. (transitive) to get (to acquire, to gain)
10. (transitive) to take (to use, to apply, i.e. medicine)
11. (transitive, of diseases, mental phenomena, etc.) to take
12. (intransitive, of the moon) to wax (to become bigger)
13. (transitive) used as a light verb
14. (reflexive with szie) to get to (to begin to do some activity)
15. (reflexive with szie) to marry each other
16. (reflexive with szie) to arise, to appear
17. (reflexive with szie) to get to (to arrive, to go to)

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “brać, brać się”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎^[1], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 213-216