zaskoczyć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zaskoczyć, from Proto-Slavic *zaskočiti. By surface analysis, za- + skoczyć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈskɔ.t͡ʂɨt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔt͡ʂɨt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: za‧sko‧czyć

Verb

zaskoczyć pf (imperfective zaskakiwać)

  1. (transitive) to surprise, to startle, to catch unawares
  2. (transitive) to baffle, to throw, to confound

Conjugation

Further reading

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