szermować

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech šermovat, from Middle High German schërmen (to fence, to screen, to protect), from Old High German skirmen, from Proto-West Germanic *skirmijan, from *skirmi (covering, screen, shelter), from Proto-Germanic *skirmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut off). By surface analysis, szerm + -ować.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂɛrˈmɔ.vat͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: szer‧mo‧wać

Verb

szermować impf

  1. (intransitive, archaic, fencing) to fence (to engage in the sport of fencing)
    Synonym: fechtować
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to employ as a weapon in public debate, overusing it [+instrumental]

Conjugation

verb
  • szermierzyć impf
adjectives
  • szermierczy
  • szermierski
nouns

Further reading

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