omieść

== Polish == === Etymology === From o- +‎ mieść. First attested in 1541. Compare Kashubian omiesc. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔmjɛɕt͡ɕ Syllabification: o‧mieść === Verb === omieść pf (imperfective omiatać) (transitive) to dust, to brush (to remove dust or dirt from something by passing it over with a broom or brush) [with instrumental ‘with what’] [with z (+ genitive) ‘from what’] Synonym: obmieść (transitive) to sweep off (blowing with great force, to knock something off something, i.e. leaves off of a tree) (transitive) to brush (to move over something by lightly touching it) [with instrumental ‘with what’] (transitive) to sweep (to surround someone or something by floating in the air) Synonyms: owiać, owionąć (transitive) to light up (to illuminate someone or something for a moment by directing the light) [with instrumental ‘with what’] Synonym: obmieść (transitive) to gesture (to make a circular movement with one's hand in the air, pointing to some part of space) [with instrumental ‘with what’] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === omieść in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN omieść in Polish dictionaries at PWN Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “omieść”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “omieść”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “omieść”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 774