snuć

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *snùti (stem *snov-), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *snauˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *snewH-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snut͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ut͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: snuć

Verb

snuć impf (perfective usnuć)

  1. (transitive) to spin (to make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together)
    Synonym: prząść
  2. (transitive) to warp (to arrange (strands of thread, etc) so that they run lengthwise in weaving)
  3. (transitive, figurative) to weave (to compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate)
  4. (reflexive, figurative) to maunder (to walk aimlessly)
  5. (reflexive, figurative, of smoke) to float (to move or hover slowly in the air)

Conjugation

Derived terms

noun
  • snutka
verbs
  • nasnuwać impf, nasnuć pf
  • osnuwać impf, osnuć pf
  • posnuć pf
  • rozsnuwać impf, rozsnuć pf
  • usnuć pf
  • wsnuwać impf, wsnuć pf
  • wysnuwać impf, wysnuć pf
  • zasnuwać impf, zasnuć pf
nouns
  • osnowa
  • snowacz
  • snowadło
  • snowalnia
  • snowarka

Further reading

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