nygus

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French nigaud.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɘ.ɡus/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘɡus
  • Syllabification: ny‧gus

Noun

nygus m pers

  1. (colloquial or dialectal, Central Greater Poland) lazybones, layabout, skiver
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:leń

Declension

Declension of nygus
singular plural
nominative nygus nygusy
genitive nygusa nygusów
dative nygusowi nygusom
accusative nygusa nygusów
instrumental nygusem nygusami
locative nygusie nygusach
vocative nygusie nygusy

Derived terms

adjective
  • nygusowski
noun
  • nygusostwo

Further reading

  • nygus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nygus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877), “nygus”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 21
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