rezun

See also: rēzun and rezuń

Polish

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) rezuń

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian різу́н (rizún). Doublet of rzezuń.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.zun/
  • Rhymes: -ɛzun
  • Syllabification: re‧zun

Noun

rezun m pers

  1. (archaic) murderer
    Synonyms: morderca, zabójca
  2. (derogatory, ethnic slur, by extension) Ukrainian person
  3. (derogatory, ethnic slur, historical, specifically) a member of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and other Ukrainian nationalist militants, especially one involved in mass murder of Polish people during the 1940s.

Declension

verbs

Further reading

  • rezun in Polish dictionaries at PWN