dekować

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German decken + -ować, from Middle High German decken, from Old High German decchen, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną, from *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛˈkɔ.vat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: de‧ko‧wać

Verb

dekować impf (perfective zadekować)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to conceal, to hide, to help someone evade an obligation
    Synonyms: chować, osłaniać
  2. (reflexive, colloquial) to evade conscription or military service
    Hypernym: uchylać się

Verb

dekować impf

  1. (transitive) to roof (to cover or furnish with a roof)

Conjugation

Derived terms

noun
  • dekownik
adjectives
nouns

Further reading

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