grzebać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish grześć, from Proto-Slavic *gre(b)ti (stem *greb-), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *grebtei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʐɛ.bat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛbat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: grze‧bać

Verb

grzebać impf (perfective pogrzebać)

  1. (transitive, dated) to bury
    Synonym: chować
  2. (intransitive) to fiddle, to tinker, to meddle
    Synonyms: dłubać, majstrować
  3. (intransitive) to root, to delve, to poke around
  4. (intransitive, colloquial) to try to fix something
  5. (reflexive) to dawdle, to poke along
    Synonym: guzdrać się

Conjugation

adjective
  • grzebalny
nouns

Further reading

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