orać

See also: orac, orač, oráč, and орач

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oràti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *árˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti, from *h₂erh₃-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.rat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: o‧rać

Verb

orać impf (perfective zaorać)

  1. (transitive) to plough, (US) plow
  2. (colloquial, transitive) to work hard; to work one's butt off
  3. (colloquial, transitive) to tire someone; to exhaust someone [+instrumental]
  4. (slang, transitive) to plough, to have sex with someone
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:uprawiać seks
  5. (Internet slang, transitive) to decisively win an a debate or argument, especially through witty or thoughtful remarks
  6. (hyperbolic, transitive) to abandon; to destroy a place or piece of infrastructure due to being useless

Conjugation

Standard conjugation:

or

Colloquial conjugation, used especially with senses 2-4, proscribed by many dictionaries:

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
verbs
nouns

Further reading

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