tojeść

Per Brückner, a univerbation of to jest (“that is”) as a euphemism, given the plant's name was taboo due to its use in witchcraft. Compare nietota (“northern firmoss”).[1]

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /tɔjɛɕt͡ɕ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /tɔjɛɕt͡ɕ/

tojeść f

1. garden loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris)
2. white swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum hirundaria)
3. common columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)

• Polish: tojeść

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “tojeść”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Inherited from Old Polish tojeść. Per Brückner, a univerbation of to jest (“that is”) as a euphemism, given the plant's name was taboo due to its use in witchcraft. Compare nietota (“northern firmoss”).[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.jɛɕt͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔjɛɕt͡ɕ
• Syllabification: to‧jeść

tojeść f

1. loosestrife (any plant of the genus Lysimachia)

• tojeść in Polish dictionaries at PWN