pstryknąć

Polish

Etymology

From pstrykać + -nąć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpstrɨk.nɔɲt͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -ɨknɔɲt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: pstryk‧nąć

Verb

pstryknąć pf (imperfective pstrykać)

  1. (transitive) to flick (to hit something with the tip of a finger put against the thumb and suddenly expanding) [+ w (accusative) = something]
    Synonym: prztyknąć
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to snap one's fingers
    Synonym: prztyknąć
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to click (to press the button that activates a device)
    Synonym: prztyknąć
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to click (to make a sound when pressing a button)
    Synonym: prztyknąć
  5. (transitive, colloquial) to snap (to violently throw away something small)
    Synonym: prztyknąć
  6. (transitive, colloquial, photography) to snap pictures [+dative = of someone]
    Synonym: sfotografować
    Reporterzy pstryknęli aparatami fotograficznymi.Reporters snapped their cameras.

Conjugation

Derived terms

noun
nouns

Further reading

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