gęgać

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛŋ.ɡat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋɡat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: gę‧gać

Verb

gęgać impf (perfective gęgnąć)

  1. (intransitive, of geese) to gaggle (to make the sound of a goose)
  2. (intransitive, colloquial, derogatory) to speak inanely, to speak nonsense, to jabber
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bredzić

Conjugation

Derived terms

adjectives
  • gęgawy
  • gęgliwy
nouns
verb
  • gęgotać impf
adjective
  • gęgotliwy
nouns

Further reading

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