strzykać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strikati. Cognate with Czech stříkat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstʂɨ.kat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨkat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: strzy‧kać

Verb

strzykać impf (perfective strzyknąć)

  1. (transitive) to squirt (to cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice)
    Synonym: tryskać
  2. (intransitive) to squirt (to be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice)
    Synonym: tryskać
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to ache
    Synonym: kłuć

Conjugation

Derived terms

noun
verbs
  • zastrzykiwać
  • zastrzyknąć
noun

Further reading

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