nurkować

Polish

Etymology

From nurek + -ować.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nurˈkɔ.vat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: nur‧ko‧wać

Verb

nurkować impf (perfective zanurkować)

  1. (intransitive) to dive (to swim under water)
  2. (intransitive) to dive (to jump into water)
    Synonym: dawać nura
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) to crouch, to dive, to stoop low to hide (e.g. in the bushes)
    Synonym: dawać nura
  4. (intransitive, of aircraft) to dive in flying (to fly down a steep track towards the ground)
    Synonym: pikować
  5. (intransitive, of falcons) to dive (to perform a sudden, skillful maneuver in flight to grab prey from below)

Conjugation

adjective
  • nurkowy
adverb
  • nurkowo
nouns
verbs

Further reading

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