sznëkrowac

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Low Prussian schnukkern + -owac.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃnɜˈkrɔ.vat͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡s
  • Syllabification: sznë‧kro‧wac

Verb

sznëkrowac impf

  1. (intransitive) to fumble, to rummage (to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
    Synonyms: sznëpòrzëc, sznëprowac, marcowac
  2. (intransitive, hunting, of animals) to search for food while wading in water
    Synonyms: sznëpòrzëc, sznëprowac

References

  1. ^ Piotr Bartelik (2019) “Geschichte und Gegenwart der kaschubisch-polnisch-deutschen Sprachkontakte”, in Biuletyn Polskiego Towarzystwa Językoznawczego‎[1] (in Polish), volume LXXV, →ISSN, page 35

Further reading

  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “szperać”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “szperać, myszkować, szwankować, bobrować, broić, buszować, gmerać, grzebać, kąt”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[2]
  • “sznëkrowac”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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