mierzwa

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See also: Mierzwa, mierzwą, and Mierzwą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьrva.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɛʐva
  • Syllabification: mierz‧wa
  • Homophone: Mierzwa

Noun

mierzwa f

  1. (agriculture) straw used as bedding for animals
  2. (agriculture) manure
    Synonyms: nawóz, obornik
  3. (derogatory) rabble, riffraff
    Synonym: hołota

Declension

Derived terms

verb

Further reading

  • mierzwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mierzwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “mierzwa”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 20