ścignąć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ścignąć, from Proto-Slavic *stìgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European *stigʰ-néw-ti ~ *stigʰ-n̥w-énti, nu-present of *steygʰ- (to go, climb). Cognate with Czech stihnout and Serbo-Croatian сти̏гнути.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕt͡ɕiɡ.nɔɲt͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -iɡnɔɲt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: ścig‧nąć

Verb

ścignąć pf (imperfective ścigać)

  1. (transitive, dated) to catch up with, to overtake
    Synonyms: doścignąć, dogonić

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs

Further reading

  • ścignąć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ścignąć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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