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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nedolǫga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲɛ.dɔˈwɛŋ.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -ɛŋɡa
- Syllabification: nie‧do‧łę‧ga
Noun
niedołęga m pers or f
- (derogatory) bungler, inept person
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara
1890, Bolesław Prus, chapter II, in Lalka, volume I:— No, i pan w jego wieku latałeś za spódniczkami — odezwał się Lisiecki. — Co tu bawić się w morały.
— Nigdy nie latałem! — krzyknął Rzecki, uderzając pięścią w kantorek.
— Przynajmniej raz wygadał się, że całe życie jest niedołęgą — mruknął Lisiecki do Klejna, który uśmiechał się, podnosząc jednocześnie brwi bardzo wysoko.- ‘Come, when you were his age, you ran after skirts too,’ Lisiecki remarked. ‘Why waste time preaching?’
‘I never did!’ cried Rzecki, thumping on the counter.
‘For once, in a way, he admits he's been useless all his life,’ Lisiecki muttered to Klein, who smiled and raised his eyebrows very high at the same time.
- (derogatory) incapable, incompetent person
Declension
Masculine declension:
Feminine declension:
Derived terms
Further reading
- niedołęga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- niedołęga in Polish dictionaries at PWN