tuczyć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tučiti. By surface analysis, tuk + -yć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtu.t͡ʂɨt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ut͡ʂɨt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: tu‧czyć

Verb

tuczyć impf (perfective utuczyć)

  1. (transitive) to fatten (feed a stock animal for slaughter)
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to overfeed
  3. (intransitive, of food) to cause weight gain
  4. (reflexive, colloquial) to overeat

Conjugation

adjective
noun

Further reading

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