szarańcza

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See also: szarańczą

Polish

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szarańcza

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian саранча́ (sarančá). Displaced Old Polish kobyłka, krówka, and skoczek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂaˈraɲ.t͡ʂa/
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  • Rhymes: -aɲt͡ʂa
  • Syllabification: sza‧rań‧cza

Noun

szarańcza f (related adjective szarańczowy)

  1. locust (any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, especially migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria))
    Hypernym: owad
  2. (chiefly in the singular, collective) swarm of locusts
    Hypernym: chmara
  3. (chiefly in the singular, collective, colloquial, derogatory) troublesome and loitering crowd in some place
    Synonym: stonka

Declension

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Further reading

  • szarańcza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szarańcza in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • szarańcza in PWN's encyclopedia