karpić

See also: kərpic

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъrpěti, *kъrpiti. Cognate with Russian корпе́ть (korpétʹ).

Verb

karpić impf

1. (intransitive, Middle Polish) to plod, to plug away, to pore

   Synonyms: dukwieć, dulczeć, kawęczeć, ślęczeć

Related terms

nouns

• karpa
• kierpec
• kurp

 

verb

• karpać impf

 

Further reading

• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “karpić”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]