niweczyć

Polish

Etymology

From niwecz + -yć, from Proto-Slavic *ni vъ čь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲiˈvɛ.t͡ʂɨt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʂɨt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: ni‧we‧czyć

Verb

niweczyć impf (perfective zniweczyć)

  1. (transitive, literary) to blight, to shatter, to thwart
    Synonyms: obracać wniwecz, udaremniać

Conjugation

adverb

Descendants

  • Ukrainian: ні́вечити (nívečyty)

Further reading

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