fryga
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See also: frygą
Polish
Etymology
Disputed. Ultimately onomatopoeic. First attested in 1657.[1]
- back-formation from frygać.[2]
- From fr (“about a sound when taking off to flight”) and influenced by synonymous cyga.[3]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɘɡa
- Syllabification: fry‧ga
Noun
fryga f
Declension
Declension of fryga
Related terms
verbs
References
- ^ Wiesław Morawski (28.02.2019) “FRYGA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “fryga”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “fryga”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
Further reading
- fryga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- fryga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “fryga”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “fryga”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “fryga”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 777
- fryga in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego