mądralina

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Polish

Etymology

From mądral +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

Noun

mądralina f (male equivalent mądral)

  1. (Kuyavia, derogatory, ironic) female equivalent of mądral (smart aleck, know-it-all) (one who is pretentious about their own cleverness or knowledge)

Further reading

  • Józef Bliziński (1860) “mądralina”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 626
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “mądralina”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 273