straśnica

Polish

Etymology

From straszyć +‎ -nica.

Pronunciation

Noun

straśnica f (male equivalent straśnik)

  1. (Łowicz, derogatory) female equivalent of straśnik (“hag”) (ugly woman)

Further reading

  • Marzena Kozanecka-Zwierz, Magdalena Bartosiewicz, Renata Marciniak-Firadza, editors (2014), “straśnica”, in Gwara – Księżaków "język ojczysty" Dziedzictwo regionu łowickiego (in Polish), Łowicz: Muzeum w Łowiczu, →ISBN, page 57
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