chłostać

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxwɔs.tat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔstat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: chłos‧tać

Verb

chłostać impf (perfective chłosnąć or wychłostać)

  1. (transitive) to birch, to cane, to flog, to lash, to whip
    Synonyms: batożyć, ćwiczyć, smagać
  2. (transitive) to castigate, to chastise
    Synonym: karcić
  3. (transitive, figurative, of rain, snow, etc.) to lash against something
    Synonyms: siec, siekać, smagać
  4. (reflexive) to lash oneself, to whip oneself
    Synonym: smagać się
  5. (reflexive) to lash each other, to whip each other
    Synonym: smagać się

Conjugation

or

Derived terms

nouns
verbs

Further reading

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