machac

Kashubian

Alternative forms

• môchac

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maxati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.xat͡s/
• Rhymes: -axat͡s
• Syllabification: ma‧chac

Verb

machac impf (perfective pòmachac or môchnąc)

1. (intransitive) to wave, to wag (to move one's hand back and forth repeatedly)
2. (transitive) to knock off, to knock out, to complete
3. (transitive) to go or drive somewhere quickly

Derived terms

verbs

• namachac pf
• odmachac pf, odmôchnąc impf
• pòmachac pf, -machac impf
• rozmachac pf, rozmôchnąc impf
• zamachac pf, zamôchnąc impf
• zmachac pf

 

Related terms

nouns

• môch
• zamôch

 

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “machac”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “machać”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “machać”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “machac”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022