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Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Uncertain, originally of dialectal origin, possibly of Middle High German origin.[1] First attested in 1568.[2]
Noun
mitręga f
- (Middle Polish) poverty, destitution
- Synonym: bieda
- (Middle Polish) botch job, bungling
- Synonyms: łatanina, partactwo
Declension
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Etymology 2
Back-formation from mitrężyć.[3] First attested in the 18th century.[4]
Noun
mitręga f
- waste of time
Declension
References
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “mitręga I”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “mitręga”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “mitręga II”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- ^ Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “mitręga”, in Słownik języka polskiego
Further reading
- mitręga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mitręga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Ewa Rodek (25.05.2023) “MITRĘGA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “mitręga”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “mitręga”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 1002