dzierżyć

== Polish == === Alternative forms === dzierżeć (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish dzierżeć, dzirżeć, from Proto-Slavic *dьržati. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʑɛr.ʐɘt͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -ɛrʐɘt͡ɕ Syllabification: dzier‧żyć === Verb === dzierżyć impf (transitive, dated, literary) to hold (to grasp or grip) Synonym: trzymać (transitive, dated) to wield (to command, rule over; to possess or own) Synonyms: mieć, posiadać, władać (reflexive with się, archaic) to hold on [with genitive ‘to what’] Synonym: trzymać się ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “dzierżyć”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “dzierżyć”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)