zaczōńć
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *začęti. Cognates include Polish zacząć and Kashubian zacząc.
Verb
zaczōńć pf
- (transitive) to start, to begin [+ ôd (genitive) = with what]
- 1843, Charles Dickens, chapter 1, in Grzegorz Kulik, transl., Godniŏ pieśń [A Christmas Carol], 1 edition, Opole: Silesia Progress, published 2017, →ISBN, page 11:
- Marley bōł umarty, ôd tego trza zaczōńć.
- Marley was dead, that's what we ought to start with.
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