poniewierać

Polish

Etymology

From po- + Old Polish nie wierać, from Proto-Slavic *virati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.ɲɛˈvjɛ.rat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: po‧nie‧wie‧rać

Verb

poniewierać impf (perfective sponiewierać)

  1. (transitive) to kick about, to kick around, to knock about, to knock around, to manhandle, to ride roughshod over
    Synonym: pomiatać
  2. (transitive) to disregard, to mishandle
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obrażać
  3. (reflexive) to kick about, to kick around, to knock about, to knock around

Conjugation

Further reading

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