wnikać

Polish

Etymology

From w- + Proto-Slavic *nikati. By surface analysis, wniknąć + -ać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɲi.kat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ikat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: wni‧kać

Verb

wnikać impf (perfective wniknąć)

  1. (intransitive) to probe into something (to investigate) [+ w (accusative) = into something]
    Synonym: dociekać
  2. (transitive) to penetrate or leak into something (e.g. a container) [+ w (accusative) = into something] or [+ do (genitive) = into something]
    Synonym: penetrować
  3. (transitive) to penetrate into something (e.g. an organization) [+ w (accusative) = into something] or [+ do (genitive) = into something]
    Synonym: penetrować

Conjugation

adjective
noun
  • wnikliwość

Further reading

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