śmigus-dyngus

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See also: Śmigus-Dyngus and Śmigus Dyngus

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From śmigus +‎ dyngus, the former from śmigać +‎ -us, the latter from Old Polish dyngus, from Middle High German dincnus, dingnus (“ransom”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈɕmi.ɡus ˈdɘŋ.ɡus/

Proper noun

śmigus-dyngus m inan

  1. Dyngus Day, Easter Monday
    Synonym: lany poniedziałek
  2. Śmigus-dyngus (custom of throwing water over girls and sometimes spanking them with pussy willow branches on Easter Monday)
    Synonyms: dyngus, dzień św. Leja, lej, śmigus

Declension

Declension of śmigus-dyngus
singular plural
nominative śmigus-dyngus śmigusy-dyngusy
genitive śmigusa-dyngusa/śmigusu-dyngusu śmigusów-dyngusów
dative śmigusowi-dyngusowi śmigusom-dyngusom
accusative śmigus-dyngus śmigusy-dyngusy
instrumental śmigusem-dyngusem śmigusami-dyngusami
locative śmigusie-dyngusie śmigusach-dyngusach
vocative śmigusie-dyngusie śmigusy-dyngusy

Descendants

  • → English: Dyngus Day

Further reading

  • śmigus-dyngus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • śmigus-dyngus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “dyngus”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 270
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