szmalcownik
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Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
szmalcownik m pers
- (derogatory, historical) a person who, during the Nazi occupation, blackmailed Jews or the people hiding them under threat of exposing them to the Nazis
- 2009 August 14, Maciej Pawlicki, Przemek Skoczek, “Mamy wiele do nadrobienia”, in Linia Otwocka:
- (...) teraz robię film trochę z myślą o nim. By go przekonać, że szmalcownicy i denuncjatorzy to był margines.
- (...) now I'm making a film with him a little in mind. To convince him that blackmailers and denunciators were a side note.
Declension
Declension of szmalcownik
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | szmalcownik | szmalcownicy/szmalcowniki (deprecative) |
| genitive | szmalcownika | szmalcowników |
| dative | szmalcownikowi | szmalcownikom |
| accusative | szmalcownika | szmalcowników |
| instrumental | szmalcownikiem | szmalcownikami |
| locative | szmalcowniku | szmalcownikach |
| vocative | szmalcowniku | szmalcownicy |
Further reading
- szmalcownik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- szmalcownik in Polish dictionaries at PWN