brukać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brukati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbru.kat͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -ukat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: bru‧kać

Verb

brukać impf (perfective zbrukać)

  1. (transitive) to soil (to stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully)
    Synonyms: hańbić, kalać, plamić
  2. (transitive, dated) to dirty (to make dirty)
    Synonyms: babrać, brudzić, morusać, paprać, tytłać, walać
  3. (reflexive) to soil oneself
  4. (reflexive, dated) to dirty oneself

Conjugation

Further reading

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