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Polish
Etymology
Unclear; either from leśny dziad, a forest creature in Slavic mythology, or from Polish guerrilla fighters in World War II that operated mainly in forests and kept reminiscing about their past after the war.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛɕ.nɘ ˈd͡ʑa.dɛk/
- Syllabification: leś‧ny dzia‧dek
Noun
leśny dziadek m pers
- (idiomatic, derogatory) fossil; old person in a position of authority stubbornly sticking to anachronistic views, no longer competent for their job and not willing to step down to make way for the younger generation
Declension
Declension of leśny dziadek
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