hejtować

Polish

Alternative forms

  • hate'ować

Etymology

Borrowed from English hate, hate on + -ować, from Middle English hate, probably from Old English hatian and/or Old Norse hatr. By surface analysis, hejt + -ować. First attested in the late 20th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɛjˈtɔ.vat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: hej‧to‧wać

Verb

hejtować impf (perfective zhejtować)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to hate on, to express hate for, to harshly criticize or insult, especially on the Internet; to dunk on

Conjugation

adjective
  • hejterski
nouns

Further reading

  • hejtować in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hejtować in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • hejtowac-zhejtowac at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
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