wykrzesywać

Polish

Etymology

From wykrzesać + -ywać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɨ.kʂɛˈsɨ.vat͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -ɨvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: wy‧krze‧sy‧wać

Verb

wykrzesywać impf (perfective wykrzesać)

  1. (transitive) to strike fire, to strike a spark
  2. (transitive, dated) to whittle out (to create some shape by shaving small bits from a piece of some material)
    Synonym: wyciosywać
  3. (transitive, figuratively, literary) to harness, to muster (to evoke a feeling in someone or oneself)

Conjugation

Further reading

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