schôpyî

Walloon

Etymology

From Latin scalpere + -yî.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skoːpjiː/ (IPA(key): /ʃoːpjiː/, IPA(key): /hoːpiː/)

Verb

schôpyî

  1. (transitive, intransitive, the itching person being the direct complement) to itch
    Ça m' schôpeye tocosté.I am itching all over.
    Ça vs schôpeye ?Does it itch ?
    Dj' a m' dos ki m' schôpeye.My back itches.
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to scratch (an itching place)
    Mi tchet a des pouces; i s' schôpeye.My cat has fleas; it scratches.
  3. (figurative, familiar, transitive, the desiring person being the direct complement) to itch, to desire
    Ça m' schôpyive di lyi dire cwè, mins dji n' a oizou.I was itching to tell him (her) about that, but I dared not.
  4. (figurative, familiar, transitive) to pinch, to swipe, to nick
    I m' ont schôpyî m' bele nouve monte.I had my nice new watch pinched.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • schôpe
  • schôpiaedje, schôpiant, schôpeymint, schôpiêye, schôpieure, schôpia
  • rischôpyî
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