truć

See also: truc, truck, trúc, trực, trục, and truç

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *truti (stem *trov-), from Proto-Indo-European *trowH-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trut͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ut͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: truć
  • Homophone: trudź

Verb

truć impf (perfective otruć)

  1. (transitive) to poison (to use poison to kill or paralyze)
    Synonym: zatruwać
  2. (transitive) to give spoiled food to someone to make them sick
  3. (transitive) to poison (to pollute)
    Synonym: skażać
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to poison (to cause anxiety, fear)
  5. (intransitive, colloquial) to insistently ask someone for something
  6. (intransitive, colloquial) to pester by talking at length to someone about something boring or insignificant [+dative = to whom]
    Synonyms: mendzić, narzekać, przytruwać, truć dupę, zawracać głowę
    Hypernym: męczyć
  7. (reflexive) to poison oneself
  8. (reflexive) to make oneself sick by eating unhealthy food
  9. (reflexive, colloquial) to torture oneself
    Synonyms: martwić się, zadręczać się

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
adjectives
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Further reading

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