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ciapać.

to plod, to trudge

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈt͡ɕa.pat͡ɕ/[ˈt͡ɕa.pat͡ɕ][ˈt͡ɕa.pat͡ɕ][ˈt͡ɕa.pat͡ɕ]
  1. to plod, to trudge

    colloquial · imperfective · intransitive
  2. synonym of siąpić (“to drizzle, to continuously rain, sleet; to splash with wet mud”)

    imperfective · intransitive
    Tak dzisiok ciapie na tym polu.
  3. to slop, to squelch

    colloquial · imperfective · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic. Compare Russian ча́пать (čápatʹ).

verb/ˈt͡ɕa.pat͡ɕ/[ˈt͡ɕa.pat͡ɕ][ˈt͡ɕa.pat͡ɕ][ˈt͡ɕa.pat͡ɕ]
  1. to hit with a sharp tool

    colloquial · dialectal · imperfective · transitive
  2. to hit with a sharp tool to slowly chop a tree with an axe

    colloquial · dialectal · imperfective · transitive
  3. to bite

    colloquial · imperfective · transitive
  4. to nibble

    colloquial · dialectal · imperfective · transitive
  5. synonym of strącać (“to shake off a piece of fruit from a tree”)

    imperfective · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Slavic *tępati, via Czech, Slovak or East Slavic.

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