potrzymać

Polish

Etymology

From po- + trzymać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈtʂɨ.mat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨmat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: po‧trzy‧mać

Verb

potrzymać pf

  1. (transitive) to hold for some time
  2. (transitive) to store for some time
  3. (transitive) to keep someone for some time in a certain place
  4. (transitive) to keep someone for some time in a certain state
  5. (transitive, colloquial) to breed animals for some time
  6. (intransitive, of frost or winter) to last for some time
  7. (reflexive) to hold someone's hand for some time
  8. (reflexive) to hold each other for some time
  9. (reflexive, colloquial) to stay the same for some time

Conjugation

Derived terms

phrase

Further reading

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