zwać

See also: żwać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zwać, from Proto-Slavic *zъvati (stem *zov-), from Proto-Balto-Slavic, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuH-e-ti, zero-grade root present of *ǵʰewH- (to call on, invoke).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zvat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -at͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: zwać

Verb

zwać impf

  1. (transitive, literary) to call [+accusative = someone or something] (refer to by a name)
    Synonym: nazywać
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to call [+accusative = someone or something] (to beckon, summon)
    Synonym: wołać
  3. (transitive, Bukovina) to invite to a wedding
    Hypernym: zapraszać
  4. (reflexive, literary) to be called
    Synonym: nazywać się

Conjugation

  • Standard conjugation:
  • Dated or rare conjugation:

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
verbs

Further reading

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