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Polish
Etymology
Uncertain.[1] Perhaps borrowed from German vierzig (“forty”).[2] Alternatively, from now obsolete firc (“prince”) + -yk,[3] from Fürst, or from fertig (“ready”).[4] Compare fertyczny. First attested in the 1656-1688.[5]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -irt͡sɘk
- Syllabification: fir‧cyk
Noun
fircyk m pers (female equivalent fircyczka, related adjective fircykowy)
- (derogatory) scatterbrain
- Synonym: lekkoduch
- (archaic) dandy, dasher, fop
- Synonyms: modniś, strojniś
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References
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “fircyk”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “fircyk”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
- ^ fircyk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ^ J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “fircyk”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 746
- ^ Marek Kunicki-Goldfinger (15.09.2008) “FIERCYK”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
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