druzgotać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *druzgati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /druzˈɡɔ.tat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: druz‧go‧tać

Verb

druzgotać impf (perfective zdruzgotać)

  1. (transitive) to break into pieces
  2. (transitive, literary) to devastate, to ruin (to ruin many or all things over a large area)
    Synonym: dewastować
  3. (transitive) to devastate (emotionally)

Conjugation

or

Derived terms

adjectives
adverbs
  • druzgocąco
  • druzgocząco

Further reading

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