parazyt
Polish
Alternative forms
- parasyt (Middle Polish)
- parazyta (obsolete)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin parasītus, from Ancient Greek πᾰράσῑτος (părásītos). First attested in the 16th century.[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -azɘt
- Syllabification: pa‧ra‧zyt
Noun
parazyt m animal
Declension
Declension of parazyt
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | parazyt | parazyty |
| genitive | parazyta | parazytów |
| dative | parazytowi | parazytom |
| accusative | parazyta | parazyty |
| instrumental | parazytem | parazytami |
| locative | parazycie | parazytach |
| vocative | parazycie | parazyty |
Noun
parazyt m pers
- (archaic, derogatory) synonym of darmozjad (“freeloader, parasite”)
- (Middle Polish) synonym of pochlebca (“flatterer, sycophant”)
Declension
Declension of parazyt
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | parazyt | parazyci/parazyty (deprecative) |
| genitive | parazyta | parazytów |
| dative | parazytowi | parazytom |
| accusative | parazyta | parazytów |
| instrumental | parazytem | parazytami |
| locative | parazycie | parazytach |
| vocative | parazycie | parazyci |
Derived terms
adjectives
- parazytologiczny
nouns
- parazytolog
- parazytologia
- parazytoza
- parazytyzm
References
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “parazyt”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]