kultywować

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French cultiver + -ować, from Medieval Latin cultivō, from cultīvus, from Latin cultus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kul.tɨˈvɔ.vat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: kul‧ty‧wo‧wać

Verb

kultywować impf

  1. (transitive, agriculture) to cultivate, to till (to turn or stir soil in preparation for planting)
    Synonym: uprawiać
  2. (transitive, agriculture) to cultivate (to grow plants, notably crops)
  3. (transitive, literary) to continue, to preserve (e.g. customs, traditions)
    Synonyms: pielęgnować, zachowywać

Conjugation

adjectives
  • kultywacyjny
  • kultywatorowy
nouns
verb
  • kultywatorować impf

Further reading

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