szczypać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščipati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂt͡ʂɨ.pat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨpat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: szczy‧pać

Verb

szczypać impf (perfective szczypnąć)

  1. (transitive) to pinch (to squeeze a small amount of skin)
  2. (transitive, of animals) to nibble on grass, young twigs, etc.
    Synonym: skubać
  3. (reflexive) to pinch oneself
  4. (reflexive) to pinch each other

Verb

szczypać impf

  1. (intransitive) to smart (to cause an itching or burning sensation in someone, e.g. clothes tags)
  2. (reflexive, colloquial) to hesitate, to shy away from (have scruples doing something)
  3. (reflexive, colloquial) to be reluctant to spend money

Conjugation

Derived terms

nouns
verbs
  • naszczypać pf
  • naszczypywać impf
  • obszczypać pf
  • obszczypywać impf
  • oszczypać pf
  • oszczypywać impf
  • podszczypać pf
  • podszczypnąć pf
  • podszczypywać impf
  • poszczypać pf
  • poszczypywać impf
  • przyszczypać impf
  • przyszczypnąć pf
  • uszczypać impf
  • uszczypnąć pf
  • wyszczypać pf
  • wyszczypywać impf
adjectives
  • szczypawkowaty
  • szczypcowy
  • szczypiorkowy
nouns

Further reading

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