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Etymology edit

Blend of Proto-Slavic *xvatъ + Proto-Slavic *xytъ. By surface analysis, deverbal from chwytać.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /xfɨt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨt
  • Syllabification: chwyt

Noun edit

chwyt m inan (diminutive chwycik)

  1. grip (manner of holding things with the hands)
  2. (colloquial) trick, gimmick (effective, clever or quick way of doing something)
  3. (colloquial) trick, gimmick, ploy (something designed to fool or swindle)
  4. (music) chord shape

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

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Further reading edit

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