drapak

drapak

See also: drapák

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From drapać + -ak.

    Pronunciation

     
    • 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
      Alternative form: (dialectal) drapaka
      Synonym: (dialectal) drapacz
    2. cat tree, scratching post
    3. (nautical) grapnel (small anchor)
    4. (colloquial) ugly conifer

    Declension

    adjective
    • drapaczowy
    nouns
    verbs

    Further reading

    • drapak”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • drapak”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)
    • 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