łapczywy

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Polish

Etymology

From dialectal łapczyć się +‎ -ywy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wapˈt͡ʂɨ.vɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨvɨ
  • Syllabification: łap‧czy‧wy

Adjective

łapczywy (comparative łapczywszy, superlative najłapczywszy, derived adverb łapczywie)

  1. greedy, covetous
  2. hungry, voracious

Declension

Derived terms

noun
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verb

Further reading

  • łapczywy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • łapczywy in Polish dictionaries at PWN