cofać

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German zaufen + -ać. Compare Czech couvat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɔ.fat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔfat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: co‧fać

Verb

cofać impf (perfective cofnąć)

  1. (transitive) to withdraw (to pull back)
  2. (transitive, computing) to undo
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to back up (to move a vehicle backwards)
  4. (intransitive, of a vehicle) to back up (to move backwards)
  5. (reflexive) to back off, to fall back, to recede (to move back)
  6. (reflexive) to go back [+ do (genitive)] (in time)
  7. (reflexive) to back down, to shy away [+ przed (instrumental) = from something]

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Further reading

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