spuszczać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish spuszczać, from Proto-Slavic *sъpuščati. By surface analysis, s- + puszczać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspuʂ.t͡ʂat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uʂt͡ʂat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: spusz‧czać

Verb

spuszczać impf (perfective spuścić)

  1. (transitive) to drain, to let
  2. (transitive) to deflate (of air)
  3. (transitive) to lower, to let down
  4. (transitive) to unleash
  5. (reflexive) to hoist oneself down
  6. (reflexive) to ejaculate, to come

Conjugation

  • spust
  • spuścić zasłonę milczenia

Further reading

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