pałać

See also: palac, palác, paląc, palaç, pałac, and Pałac

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pałać, from Proto-Slavic *palati, frequentative of *polěti, related to *paliti (to singe, burn). See also the verb palić (to smoke, sear, burn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.wat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -awat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: pa‧łać

Verb

pałać impf (perfective zapałać)

  1. (intransitive, literary) to glow, to radiate
    Synonyms: jarzyć się, promienieć, świecić
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) to burn
    Synonyms: gorzeć, palić się, płonąć
  3. (intransitive) to feel strongly about something
    Synonym: gorzeć

Conjugation

nouns

Further reading

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