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strzyc.

to shear, to cut (to shorten one's hair or facial hair with something sharp)

6 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈstʂɘt͡s//str̝ɨt͡s/Middle, Polish/stʂɨt͡s/Middle, Polish[ˈstʂɘt͡s]
  1. to shear, to cut (to shorten one's hair or facial hair with something sharp)

    imperfective · transitive
  2. to shear (to shorten the fur of an animal with something sharp, especially the wool of a sheep)

    imperfective · transitive
  3. to shear, to cut (to trim plants to give them some shape, or cut them close to the ground)

    imperfective · transitive
  4. to fleece (to deprive someone of money by forcing them to pay excessively high prices for goods or services)

    colloquial · imperfective · transitive
  5. to wiggle (to move a part of the body gently, showing emotions in a specific situation)

    imperfective · transitive
  6. synonym of gryźć /skubać

    imperfective · obsolete · transitive
  7. synonym of ćwierkać /strzykać

    imperfective · intransitive
  8. to give oneself a haircut (to shorten one's own hair with something sharp)

    imperfective · reflexive
  9. to get a haircut (to have one's hair shortened with something sharp by e.g. a hairdresser)

    imperfective · reflexive
  10. to have a haircut (to wear one's hair in a certain way)

    imperfective · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Slavic *striťi Old Polish strzyc Polish strzyc Inherited from Old Polish strzyc.

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