cierp

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɛrp/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrp
  • Syllabification: cierp

Etymology 1

Back-formation from cierpieć. An expression derived from Warsaw's urban dialect, probably motivated by the tendency to complain attributed to taxi drivers.

Noun

cierp m pers

  1. (Warsaw, derogatory) taxi driver
    Synonym: taksówkarz
Declension

Noun

cierp m inan

  1. (Warsaw, derogatory) taxi (vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver)
    Synonym: taksówka
    • 2004, White House Records featuring WWO (lyrics and music), “Każdy ponad każdym”, in Kodex 2: Proces:
      Kłódkę na bęben, hajs w kopertę, gablotę halt pędem / I gna tera cierpem na komendę
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cierp

  1. second-person singular imperative of cierpieć

Further reading

  • cierp in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN