na nogach

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “on [one's] legs”.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /na‿ˈnɔ.ɡax/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɡax
  • Syllabification: na‿no‧gach

Adverb

na nogach (not comparable)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see na,‎ noga.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) up, awake
    Jestem na nogach od szesnastu godzin. ― I've been up for sixteen hours.
  3. (Podhale) synonym of na piechotę

Further reading

  • na nogach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • na nogach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Jan Karłowicz (1903), “noga”, in Hieronim Łopaciński, Wacław Taczanowski, editors, Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 3: L do O, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 333
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