świergotać

Polish

Alternative forms

  • świegotać (archaic)

Etymology

From dialectal or archaic świrgać, from Proto-Slavic *svŕ̥kati, itself onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕfjɛrˈɡɔ.tat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: świer‧go‧tać

Verb

świergotać impf (perfective zaświergotać)

  1. (intransitive) to chirp, to twitter, to warble
    Synonyms: ćwierkać, szczebiotać
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to chirp (speak in a high-pitched voice)

Conjugation

Standard:

Literary:

Further reading

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