kryminał

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kriminal, from Latin criminālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɨˈmi.naw/
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  • Rhymes: -inaw
  • Syllabification: kry‧mi‧nał

Noun

kryminał m inan

  1. (colloquial) crime (both a legal crime and an action considered so bad as to be a crime)
    Synonym: przestępstwo
  2. (colloquial) whodunit, mystery novel
  3. (colloquial) prison
    Synonyms: więzienie, paka

Declension

adjective
nouns

Further reading

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