padać do nóg

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to fall to [someone's] legs”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.dat͡ɕ dɔ ˈnuk/
• Syllabification: pa‧dać do nóg

Verb

padać do nóg impf (perfective paść do nóg)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic, literary) to bow very low to someone to express special respect for that person

   Synonym: upadać do nóg

Conjugation

Conjugation of padać do nóg: see padać.

Further reading

• ktoś pada do nóg komuś in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• padać do nóg in Polish dictionaries at PWN