panować

== Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish panować. By surface analysis, pan +‎ -ować. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈnɔ.vat͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ Syllabification: pa‧no‧wać === Verb === panować impf (intransitive) to be widespread; to prevail (of a condition, idea, etc.) Z powodu wojny domowej w kraju panuje głód. ― Due to the civil war, there is widespread hunger in the country. W firmie panowało przekonanie, że ten projekt jest skazany na porażkę. ― There was a general conviction in the company that this project is doomed to failure. (intransitive) to be in control [with nad (+ instrumental) ‘of something’] Panuj nad sobą! ― Control yourself! (intransitive) to rule; to reign [with nad (+ instrumental) ‘over something’] ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “panować”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “panować”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)