majtek
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Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
majtek m pers
- (nautical) boy seaman, deckhand (member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour)
- Synonym: chłopiec okrętowy
Declension
Declension of majtek
Etymology 2
Originally, this word was probably used for wide, short men's pants, knotted below the knees, in older Polish (from the 16th c.) called marynały (similar to them was also the lower part of women's underwear, knotted below the knees), a characteristic element of clothing of sailors in the past.
Noun
majtek nvir pl (diminutive majteczki, augmentative majciochy or majtasy, related adjective majtkowy)
- (in the plural) briefs, pants, undies, underpants (underwear covering the genitalia and often buttocks, usually going no higher than the navel)
- (in the plural, colloquial) shorts (pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees)
Declension
Declension of majtki
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