oczepiny

Polish

Alternative forms

• czepiny

Etymology

From oczepić +‎ -iny.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.t͡ʂɛˈpi.nɘ/

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• Rhymes: -inɘ
• Syllabification: o‧cze‧pi‧ny

Noun

oczepiny nvir pl

1. part of the wedding beginning at midnight during which various party games are held with the bride and groom, and the guests
2. (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

Declension of oczepiny

	plural
nominative	oczepiny
genitive	oczepin
dative	oczepinom
accusative	oczepiny
instrumental	oczepinami
locative	oczepinach
vocative	oczepiny

Derived terms

adjective

• oczepinowy

 

Related terms

noun

• oczep

 

verbs

• oczepiać impf
• oczepić pf

 

Further reading

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