cerować

Polish

Alternative forms

  • cyrować

Etymology

Borrowed from German zieren + -ować, from Middle High German zieren, from Old High German ziarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *tiari- (neat, splendid), from Proto-Germanic *diH-or-i-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɛˈrɔ.vat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: ce‧ro‧wać

Verb

cerować impf (perfective zacerować)

  1. (transitive, sewing) to darn (to stitch with thread)

Conjugation

Derived terms

adjective
  • cerowniczy
nouns
  • cerowaczka
  • cerowalnia
  • cerownia

Descendants

  • Belarusian: цыраваць (cyravacʹ)

Further reading

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