partykularz

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin particulāris.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /par.tɘˈku.laʂ/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): (16th c.) /par.tɨˈku.lar̝/, (17th–18th c.) /par.tɨˈku.laʂ/
  • Rhymes: -ulaʂ
  • Syllabification: par‧ty‧ku‧larz

Noun

partykularz m inan

  1. (archaic, derogatory) backwater, one-horse town
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zadupie
  2. (Middle Polish, historical) convention of representatives of the nobility from a specific part of the Poland
  3. (Middle Polish, historical) lower-level school that is not a university
  4. (Middle Polish) small rural monastery

Declension

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