żywy trup

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Polish

Etymology

Literally, living corpse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʐɘ.vɘ ˈtrup/
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  • Syllabification: ży‧wy trup

Noun

żywy trup m animal

  1. (idiomatic) zombie (person who is very seriously ill, close to death)
    Synonym: wrak

Declension

Further reading

  • żywy trup in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • żywy trup in Polish dictionaries at PWN