duby

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian дубы́ (dubý), plural of дуб (dub, “oak, blockhead”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.bɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -ubɘ
  • Syllabification: du‧by

Noun

duby nvir pl

  1. (obsolete) bunkum, poppycock
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsens

Usage notes

In contemporary Polish, it is used only in the collocation duby smalone.

Declension

Declension of duby
plural
nominative duby
genitive dubów
dative dubom
accusative duby
instrumental dubami
locative dubach
vocative duby

Derived terms

noun
noun
verb

References

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “duby”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

  • duby in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • duby in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “duby”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

duby

  1. nominative plural of dub
  2. accusative plural of dub
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