szczepić

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščepiti, related to *skopiti (“to castrate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂt͡ʂɛ.pit͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛpit͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: szcze‧pić

Verb

szczepić impf (perfective zaszczepić)

  1. (transitive) to inoculate, to graft
  2. (transitive, figurative) to spread, to propagate
    szczepienie wiary ― the spreading the faith
  3. (transitive) to vaccinate

Conjugation

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Further reading

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