wieje

Wieje is a Polish verb form meaning “blows,” and is the third-person singular present indicative of the verb wiać, to blow. It is most commonly used to describe wind in weather-related or everyday language, indicating that air is moving because of the wind.

In practice, wieje is used with a noun for wind strength or direction. Examples include: “Wieje silny wiatr” (a strong wind is blowing) and “Wieje z północy” (it is blowing from the north). The phrase “wieje chłodem” conveys the sense of a cool or cold breeze. While primarily meteorological, wieje can appear in literary or descriptive prose to evoke atmosphere or movement of air.

Morphology and usage notes: wieje is the 3rd person singular form in the present tense. The full present-tense paradigm of wiać is typically given as: ja wieję, ty wiejesz, on wieje, my wiejemy, wy wiejecie, oni wieją. The verb is intransitive with the wind or air as the subject, rather than taking a direct object.

Etymology and related terms: wiać is a basic, native Polish verb connected with wind and air movement. Related vocabulary in Polish includes wiatr (wind) and related wind- and weather terms used to describe conditions at a given time.

See also: wiatr, wiać, meteorologia.