świstać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svistati. Doublet of świstak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕfis.tat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -istat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: świs‧tać

Verb

świstać impf (perfective świsnąć)

  1. (intransitive) to swish, to whistle, to whiz (to move in such a way as to make a whistling sound)
  2. (intransitive, of wind) to whistle
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to deal a blow, to hit, to punch, to strike
    Synonyms: gwizdać, uderzać
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to steal (to illegally take possession of)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:kraść

Conjugation

Derived terms

noun
interjection
  • niech to dunder świśnie
verb

Further reading

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