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postrzyc.

to shear (e.g. wool), to cut (e.g. hair), to clip, to trim [with accusative ‘whom’] or [with accusative ‘what’] and

8 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpɔ.stʂɘt͡s//ˈpɔ.str̝ɨt͡s/Middle, Polish/ˈpɔ.stʂɨt͡s/Middle, Polish

to shear (e.g. wool), to cut (e.g. hair), to clip, to trim [with accusative ‘whom’] or [with accusative ‘what’] and
perfective · transitive
to shear many animals
perfective · transitive
to even or smoothen by cutting
perfective · transitive

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa Proto-Slavic *po Proto-Slavic *po- Old Polish po- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Slavic *striťi Old Polish strzyc Old Polish postrzyc Polish postrzyc Inherited from Old Polish postrzyc. By surface analysis, po- + strzyc.

verb/ˈpɔ.stʂɘt͡s//ˈpɔ.str̝ɨt͡s/Middle, Polish/ˈpɔ.stʂɨt͡s/Middle, Polish

to shear for some time, for a while
perfective · transitive

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