ciężar

Meaning

1. weight (force an object exerts on the object it is on due to gravitation)
2. weight, load, burden (something that weighs much)
3. burden, load (cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive)
4. burden (difficult obligations)
5. charge, burden, duty (legally regulated need to fulfill specific obligations, most often financial, towards the state or some institution)
6. (colloquial) weightlifting
7. (obsolete) burden, duty (moral obligation)
8. (obsolete) worry, concern
9. weight; Further details are uncertain.

Hyphenated as

cię‧żar

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ɕɛw̃.ʐar/

Etymology

From ciążyć + -ar, originally from the Masovian dialect (compare Masurian cziénzár), or possibly inherited from Proto-Slavic *tęžarъ. First attested in 1551.

Sentences

I przerzuciwszy ten ciężar na ojca — uciekł .

And shifting the burden to his father, he fled.