knajak

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Polish

Etymology

From knajać +‎ -ak.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkna.jak/
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  • Rhymes: -ajak
  • Syllabification: kna‧jak

Noun

knajak m pers (female equivalent knajaczka, diminutive knajaczek)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) guttersnipe, mudlark, urchin
    Synonyms: lump, ulicznik
  2. (slang) dodger, slyboots, sly fox
    Synonyms: cwaniak, spryciarz

Declension

Declension of knajak
singular plural
nominative knajak knajacy/knajaki
genitive knajaka knajaków
dative knajakowi knajakom
accusative knajaka knajaków
instrumental knajakiem knajakami
locative knajaku knajakach
vocative knajaku knajacy/knajaki

Derived terms

adjective
noun

References

  1. ^ Adam Fałowski (2022) “knajać”, in Słownik etymologiczny polszczyzny potocznej, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN

Further reading

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