inkrutowiny

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Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Lithuanian įkurtuvės +‎ -iny.[1] First attested in 1715–1717.[2]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /iŋ.kru.tɔˈvi.nɘ/
  • Rhymes: -inɘ
  • Syllabification: in‧kru‧to‧wi‧ny

Noun

inkrutowiny nvir pl

  1. (Vilnius) housewarming (party to celebrate moving into a new home)
    Synonyms: (general) parapetówka, wprowadziny
    • 1822, Adam Mickiewicz, Dziady, part 3, scene 1:
      W Litwie zły to znak płakać we dniu inkrutowin...
      In Lithuania, it's a bad sign to cry on the day of the housewarming....

Declension

Declension of inkrutowiny
plural
nominative inkrutowiny
genitive inkrutowin
dative inkrutowinom
accusative inkrutowiny
instrumental inkrutowinami
locative inkrutowinach
vocative inkrutowiny

References

  1. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “inkrutowiny”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  2. ^ “INKURTOWINY”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 30.05.2019

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