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German
Etymology
Wasser (“water”) + Polacke (“Pole”). Originally a reference to those who worked along the Oder. Later on, sometimes reinterpreted as "watered-down Pole".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvasɐpoˌlakə/
- Hyphenation: Was‧ser‧po‧la‧cke; pre-1996: Was‧ser‧po‧lak‧ke
Noun
Wasserpolacke m (weak, genitive Wasserpolacken, plural Wasserpolacken, feminine Wasserpolackin)
- (dated, sometimes derogatory) A Slavic-speaking Silesian, particularly from Upper Silesia.
Declension
Declension of Wasserpolacke
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