odmawiać

Polish

Etymology

From od- + mawiać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔdˈma.vjat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -avjat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: od‧ma‧wiać

Verb

odmawiać impf (perfective odmówić)

  1. (transitive) to say no (to reject something) [+genitive]
    odmawiać robienia czegośto refuse to do something
  2. (transitive) to deny, to refuse (to refuse to give or grant something to someone) [+genitive]
  3. (transitive) to say grace, to say a prayer
    Synonym: zmawiać
    Hypernym: mówić
  4. (colloquial, transitive) to cancel, to negative (to invalidate, annul)

Conjugation

noun

Further reading

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