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Polish
Etymology
Potentially borrowed from Ukrainian мотлох (motlox),[1] from Proto-Slavic *motъloxъ, ultimately from *motati, from *mestì.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
motłoch m inan
- (collective, derogatory) rabble, riffraff, mob (unruly group of people)
- Synonyms: bydło, dzicz, hołota, hultajstwo, swołocz, tałatajstwo, tłuszcza
- (collective, derogatory) the people, hoi polloi (ordinary citizens of a country as opposed to the elites)
Declension
References
Further reading
- motłoch in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- motłoch in Polish dictionaries at PWN