myszkować

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *myšьkovati. By surface analysis, myszka + -ować.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

myszkować impf

  1. (intransitive, literary) to poke around [+ po (locative) = in something]
    Synonym: szperać
  2. (intransitive, hunting) to hunt for food, to prowl
    Synonyms: polować, żerować
  3. (intransitive, nautical) to yaw slightly (to swerve off course to port or starboard)
    Synonym: zbaczać z kursu

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • pomyszkować pf
  • wymyszkować pf
  • zmyszkować pf
adjectives
nouns

Further reading

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