perkaty

Polish

Etymology

Per Brückner, from pyrkać +‎ -aty.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

Derived terms

noun
  • perkatość
adjective
  • pyrkały
verbs
  • pyrkać impf
  • pyrkotać impf

References

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

Further reading

  • perkaty in Polish dictionaries at PWN