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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian дубы́ (dubý), plural of дуб (dub, “oak, blockhead”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdu.bɘ/
- Rhymes: -ubɘ
- Syllabification: du‧by
Noun
duby nvir pl
- (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
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plural
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nominative
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duby
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genitive
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dubów
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dative
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dubom
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accusative
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duby
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instrumental
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dubami
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locative
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dubach
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vocative
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duby
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Derived terms
References
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 [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Slovak
Pronunciation
Noun
duby
- nominative plural of dub
- accusative plural of dub