chwast

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *xvatъ

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei

Proto-Slavic *-iti

Proto-Slavic *xvatiti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei

Proto-Slavic *-ati

Proto-Slavic *xvatati

Proto-Slavic *xvastъder.?

Polish chwast

Possibly from Proto-Slavic *xvastъ (“catchy plant”), from *xvatati (“to grab”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxfast/

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• Rhymes: -ast
• Syllabification: chwast

Noun

chwast m inan

1. weed (unwanted plant)
2. tassel (decorative element)

Declension

Declension of chwast

	singular	plural
nominative	chwast	chwasty
genitive	chwastu	chwastów
dative	chwastowi	chwastom
accusative	chwast	chwasty
instrumental	chwastem	chwastami
locative	chwaście	chwastach
vocative	chwaście	chwasty

Derived terms

adjective

• chwastobójczy

verbs

• odchwaszczać
• odchwaścić

Further reading

• “chwast”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “chwast”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)