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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French crétin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɛ.tɘn/
- Rhymes: -ɛtɘn
- Syllabification: kre‧tyn
Noun
kretyn m pers (female equivalent kretynka, diminutive kretynek)
- (derogatory) cretin (fool, idiot)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec
- (obsolete, pathology) cretin (person who fails to develop due to congenital hypothyroidism)
Declension
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Further reading
- kretyn in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kretyn in Polish dictionaries at PWN