szlochać

Polish

Etymology

From the contamination of Middle High German slucken (to swallow, gobble, sob, snivel) and slūchen (to swallow, gobble). Compare German schluchzen (to sob) which is derived from the frequentative/iterative form of Middle High German nouns.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈʂlɔ.xat͡ɕ/

Verb

szlochać impf

  1. (intransitive) to sob

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