grajdoł

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See also: grajdół

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡraj.dɔw/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ajdɔw
  • Syllabification: graj‧doł

Noun

grajdoł m inan (diminutive grajdołek)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) jerkwater town, one-horse town, backwater
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zadupie

Declension

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “grajdoł”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
  2. ^ Adam Fałowski (2022) “grajdoł”, in Słownik etymologiczny polszczyzny potocznej, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN

Further reading

  • grajdoł in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • grajdoł in Polish dictionaries at PWN