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Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьvati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʒvat͡s/
- Rhymes: -at͡s
- Syllabification: żwac
Verb
żwac impf
- (transitive) to chew, to masticate (to crush with teeth before swallowing)
- Synonyms: dzegwic, zegwic
Derived terms
Further reading
- Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “żwac”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “żuć”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
- “żwac”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022