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Polish
Etymology
From oczepić + -iny.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.t͡ʂɛˈpi.nɘ/
- Rhymes: -inɘ
- Syllabification: o‧cze‧pi‧ny
Noun
oczepiny nvir pl
- part of the wedding beginning at midnight during which various party games are held with the bride and groom, and the guests
- (historical) folk wedding custom of removing the bride's garland and putting on a cap as a sign of her accepting her duties as a married woman
- Synonym: (dialectal) okapiny
Declension
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Further reading
- oczepiny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- oczepiny in Polish dictionaries at PWN