odpukać

Polish

Etymology

From od- + pukać. The sense 2 comes from the fact that the priest often knocks on the confessional after giving absolution in order to let the other penitent know they can go and confess.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔtˈpu.kat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ukat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: od‧pu‧kać

Verb

odpukać pf (imperfective odpukiwać)

  1. (intransitive) to knock back (to answer the knock with a knock to communicate)
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to receive absolution
  3. Ellipsis of odpukać w niemalowane drewno.

Conjugation

Further reading

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