szczypać
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščipati.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
szczypać impf (perfective szczypnąć)
- (transitive) to pinch (to squeeze a small amount of skin)
- (transitive, of animals) to nibble on grass, young twigs, etc.
- Synonym: skubać
- (reflexive with się) to pinch oneself
- (reflexive with się) to pinch each other
Verb edit
szczypać impf
- (intransitive, impersonal) to smart (to cause an itching or burning sensation in someone, e.g. clothes tags)
- (reflexive with się, colloquial) to hesitate, to shy away from (have scruples doing something)
- (reflexive with się, colloquial) to be reluctant to spend money
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
nouns
verbs
- naszczypać pf
- naszczypywać impf
- obszczypać pf
- obszczypywać impf
- oszczypać pf
- oszczypywać impf
- podszczypać pf
- podszczypnąć pf
- podszczypywać impf
- poszczypać pf
- poszczypywać impf
- przyszczypać impf
- przyszczypnąć pf
- uszczypać impf
- uszczypnąć pf
- wyszczypać pf
- wyszczypywać impf
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