kroić

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krojiti, from Proto-Indo-European *krey-, whence English certain, criticize, criminate and rinse. Also Spanish cernir (“to sift, sieve”) and cribar (“to winnow, sieve, sift”). Also Dutch and German reinigen (“to clean, purify”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔ.it͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔit͡ɕ
• Syllabification: kro‧ić

kroić impf

1. (transitive) to cut, to slice (e.g. bread or cloth with a sharp device)

   Synonyms: ciachać, ciąć, narzynać, rzezać

2. (transitive, colloquial, medicine) to cut, to slice, to operate
3. (slang, transitive) to steal

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:kraść

4. (transitive) to cut, to slice, to reduce (e.g. a budget)
5. (reflexive with się, intransitive, colloquial) to be in for, to be afoot to be expected [with dative ‘who’]

   Synonym: zanosić się

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