mitręga

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See also: Mitręga, mitręgą, and Mitręgą

Polish

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Uncertain, originally of dialectal origin, possibly of Middle High German origin.[1] First attested in 1568.[2]

Noun

mitręga f

  1. (Middle Polish) poverty, destitution
    Synonym: bieda
  2. (Middle Polish) botch job, bungling
    Synonyms: łatanina, partactwo
Declension
Attested forms of mitręga
singular plural
nominative mitręga —
genitive mitręgi —
dative — —
accusative — —
instrumental mitręgą —
locative — —
vocative — —

Etymology 2

Back-formation from mitrężyć.[3] First attested in the 18th century.[4]

Noun

mitręga f

  1. waste of time
Declension
Declension of mitręga
singular plural
nominative mitręga mitręgi
genitive mitręgi mitręg
dative mitrędze mitręgom
accusative mitręgę mitręgi
instrumental mitręgą mitręgami
locative mitrędze mitręgach
vocative mitręgo mitręgi

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “mitręga I”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego (in Polish)
  2. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “mitręga”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku
  3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “mitręga II”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego (in Polish)
  4. ^ Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “mitręga”, in Słownik języka polskiego

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