kwapić

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish kwapić (się), from northern Proto-Slavic *kvapiti. Compare Czech kvapit (to hurry).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkfa.pit͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -apit͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: kwa‧pić

Verb

kwapić impf

  1. (transitive, archaic) to chivvy, to hurry, to urge
    Synonyms: naglić, (colloquial) pilić, przynaglać
  2. (intransitive, archaic) to hasten, to hurry, to make haste (to move or act quickly)
    Synonyms: pospieszać, spieszyć
  3. (reflexive, colloquial) to be eager to do something [+ do (genitive) = what] [+ z (instrumental) = what]
    Synonyms: garnąć się, palić się

Conjugation

Derived terms

noun
verbs
  • pokwapić pf
  • skwapić pf
adjectives
adverb
noun
verbs

Further reading

  • kwapić in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kwapić in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), kwapić”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
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