Polish

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Etymology

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Per Brückner, from pyrkać +‎ -aty.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛrˈka.tɨ/
  • Rhymes: -atɨ
  • Syllabification: per‧ka‧ty

Adjective

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perkaty (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (of a nose) snub (flat and broad, with the end slightly turned up)
    Synonyms: kartoflany, kartoflasty, kartoflowaty

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “perkaty”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

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  • perkaty in Polish dictionaries at PWN