dzikus

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Polish

Etymology

From dziki +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ikus
  • Syllabification: dzi‧kus

Noun

dzikus m pers (female equivalent dzikuska, diminutive dzikusek)

  1. (offensive) savage, barbarian (person not living in a civilization)
    Synonyms: barbarzyńca, dziecko natury, dziki
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) savage, barbarian (primitive, violent, and aggressive person)
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) loner (shy person who has difficulty getting in touch with other people, especially in company, and enjoys solitude)
    Synonym: samotnik
  4. (Near Masovian) wild child (wild or misbehaved child)

Declension

Declension of dzikus
singular plural
nominative dzikus dzikusi/dzikusy (deprecative)
genitive dzikusa dzikusów
dative dzikusowi dzikusom
accusative dzikusa dzikusów
instrumental dzikusem dzikusami
locative dzikusie dzikusach
vocative dzikusie dzikusi

Noun

dzikus m animal

  1. (colloquial, humorous) untamed animal

Declension

Declension of dzikus
singular plural
nominative dzikus dzikusy
genitive dzikusa dzikusów
dative dzikusowi dzikusom
accusative dzikusa dzikusy
instrumental dzikusem dzikusami
locative dzikusie dzikusach
vocative dzikusie dzikusy

Further reading

  • dzikus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dzikus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Władysław Matlakowski (1891) “dzikus”, in “Zbiór wyrazów ludowych dawnej ziemi czerskiej”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 363
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