madrowac

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Kashubian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Low Prussian maddern + -owac.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈdrɔvat͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡s
  • Syllabification: ma‧dro‧wac

Verb

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madrowac impf

  1. (transitive) to tinker, to MacGyver (to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it)
    Synonyms: grzebac, klarowac, dłëbac
  2. (intransitive) to meddle, to tamper, to tinker
    Synonyms: méstrowac, klarowac, madac, grzebac, dłëbac

References

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  1. ^ Piotr Bartelik (year-2019) “Geschichte und Gegenwart der kaschubisch-polnisch-deutschen Sprachkontakte”, in Biuletyn Polskiego Towarzystwa Językoznawczego‎[1] (in Polish), volume LXXV, →ISSN, page 35

Further reading

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  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “majstrować, manipulować. bazgrać”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “majdrować. majstrować, manipulować”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[2]
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