gwizdać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gvizdati, from Proto-Indo-European *sweysd- (to hiss).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡviz.dat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -izdat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: gwiz‧dać

Verb

gwizdać impf (perfective gwizdnąć)

  1. (intransitive) to whistle (to produce a whistling sound)
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to deal a blow, to hit, to punch, to strike
    Synonyms: uderzać, świstać
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to steal (to illegally take possession of)
    Synonyms: kraść, świstać
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to disregard, to flout, to ignore [+ na (genitive) = someone]
    Synonym: lekceważyć

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Further reading

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