zgnieść

Polish

Etymology

From z- + gnieść.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɡɲɛɕt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: zgnieść

Verb

zgnieść pf (imperfective zgniatać)

  1. (transitive) to squash, to squish, to crush
  2. (transitive) to crumple, to crease
  3. (transitive) to crush to death
  4. (transitive, literary) to extinguish, to quell, to put down (e.g. a rebellion, a riot)
  5. (reflexive) to become squashed, to become crushed
  6. (reflexive) to become crumpled, to become creased

Conjugation

Further reading

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