zakląć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zakląć, from Proto-Slavic *zaklęti. By surface analysis, za- + kląć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈza.klɔɲt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -aklɔɲt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: za‧kląć

Verb

zakląć pf (imperfective zaklinać)

  1. (transitive) to curse, to swear (to utter a vulgar curse)
  2. (transitive) to beg, to plead
  3. (transitive, in fairy tales, occult) to adjure, to bedevil, to conjure, to curse (to use a magical charm)
  4. (reflexive) to swear (to promise fervently)

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Further reading

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