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Polish
Etymology
From wieś + -niak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvjɛɕ.ɲak/
- Rhymes: -ɛɕɲak
- Syllabification: wieś‧niak
Noun
wieśniak m pers (female equivalent wieśniaczka)
- villager
- (derogatory) yokel; rustic; uncultured person, yob, ned, gopnik
Declension
The alternate nominative and vocative plural form is used only in sense #2.
Further reading
- wieśniak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wieśniak in Polish dictionaries at PWN