drapak

See also: drapák

Polish

Alternative forms

• drapák (“type of small plough”) (Przemyśl)

Etymology

From drapać +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈdra.pak/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈdra.pak/

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• Rhymes: -apak
• Syllabification: dra‧pak

Noun

drapak m inan

1. (colloquial or dialectal, Central Greater Poland) broom that is scratched out from sweeping

   Synonym: (dialectal) drapacz

   Alternative form: (dialectal) drapaka

2. cat tree, scratching post
3. (nautical) grapnel (small anchor)
4. (colloquial) ugly conifer

Declension

Declension of drapak

	singular	plural
nominative	drapak	drapaki
genitive	drapaka	drapaków
dative	drapakowi	drapakom
accusative	drapak	drapaki
instrumental	drapakiem	drapakami
locative	drapaku	drapakach
vocative	drapaku	drapaki

Related terms

(adjective):

• drapaczowy

(nouns):

• drapacz
• drapacz chmur
• drapaczka
• drapalnia
• draparka
• draparnia
• drapichrust

(verbs):

• drapaczować impf
• drapać impf
• drapnąć pf

Further reading

• drapak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• drapak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Oskar Kolberg (1877) “drapak”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 18