achnąć

Polish

Etymology

From ach + -nąć. First attested in 1851.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈax.nɔɲt͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -axnɔɲt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: ach‧nąć

Verb

achnąć pf

  1. (intransitive, obsolete, thieves' cant) to punch
    Synonym: uderzyć pięścia

Verb

achnąć pf (imperfective achać)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) to ooh and ahh, to marvel at something, especially to an extreme or over-the-top way [+ nad (object) = at what]
    • 2000 January 14, Joanna Sereinig, “namolna kobieta”, in pl.hum.poezja (Usenet):
      Pozwolę sobie wtrącić swoje trzy grosze, bo przed chwilą achnęłam nad wierszem
      loli, potem dopiero czytałam komentarze innych osób.
      I'll allow myself to throw in my two sense, because I just oohed and ahhed over the poem of lola, only later did I read other people's comments.

Conjugation

adjective
interjections
noun

References

  1. Athenaeum : pismo poświęcone historyi, literaturze, sztukom, krytyce i.t.d., volume 11, t. 5, 1851, page 164

Further reading

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