ciapać

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕa.pat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -apat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: cia‧pać

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic. Compare Russian ча́пать (čápatʹ).

Verb

ciapać impf

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to plod, to trudge
    Synonyms: ciamkać, człapać
  2. (reflexive, colloquial) to slop, to squelch
    Synonyms: ciapciać się, ciaprać się, paciać się
Conjugation
Derived terms
adjective
  • ciapowaty
nouns

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *tępati, via Czech, Slovak or East Slavic.

Verb

ciapać impf (perfective ciapnąć)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to hit with a sharp tool
    Synonym: dziabać
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to bite
    Synonyms: dziabać, kąsać
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to nibble
    Synonym: dziabać
Conjugation

Further reading

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