pękać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pǫkati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛŋ.kat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋkat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: pę‧kać

Verb

pękać impf (perfective pęknąć)

  1. (intransitive) to burst (of e.g. tires, glass, balloons); to break; to fracture
  2. (colloquial, intransitive) to be scared; to be afraid

Conjugation

adjective
  • pękaty
nouns
phrase
  • pękać w szwach
verb

Further reading

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