-ywać

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Russian -ивать (-ivatʹ), -ывать (-yvatʹ), Serbo-Croatian -ивати.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɨ.vat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: y‧wać

Suffix

-ywać

  1. forms imperfective verbs from perfective verbs, especially those created by prefixing; replaces -ać, causes hardening of previous consonant.
    rozgotować + -ywaćrozgotowywać
    zbyć + -ywaćzbywać
  2. forms frequentative verbs from imperfective verbs; replaces -ać, causes hardening of previous consonant.
    być + -ywaćbywać
    czytać + -ywaćczytywać
    widzieć + -ywaćwidywać

Conjugation

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ywać

Further reading

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