kurczyć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъrčiti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkur.t͡ʂɨt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -urt͡ʂɨt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: kur‧czyć

Verb

kurczyć impf (perfective skurczyć)

  1. (transitive) to shrink (make smaller or shorter)
  2. (reflexive) to contract, to shrink (become smaller or shorter)

Conjugation

Derived terms

adjective
  • kurczliwy
nouns
verbs
adjectives
noun

Further reading

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