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Polish
Etymology
From amator + -stwo. First attested in 1820.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.maˈtɔr.stfɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɔrstfɔ
- Syllabification: a‧ma‧tor‧stwo
Noun
amatorstwo n
- (derogatory) amateurism, dilettantism
- Synonyms: amatorszczyzna, dyletantyzm, dyletanctwo
- (derogatory) botch job, bungle
- Synonyms: amatorszczyzna, fuszerka
- czyste amatorstwo ― pure botch job
- pełne amatorstwo ― total botch job
- prawdziwe amatorstwo ― true botch job
- passion, penchant, love
- Synonyms: zamiłowanie, pasja
- zasady amatorstwa ― rules of amateurism
Declension
References
- ^ Dzieje Dobroczynności Krajowey i Zagraniczney z Wiadomościami ku Wydoskonaleniu Jey Służącemi. (in Polish), number R.1, 1820, page 132
Further reading
- amatorstwo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- amatorstwo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “amatorstwo”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “amatorstwo”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 29