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Polish
Etymology
From za- + ściana + -ek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaˈɕt͡ɕa.nɛk/
- Rhymes: -anɛk
- Syllabification: za‧ścia‧nek
Noun
zaścianek m inan
- (historical) settlement or village inhabited by impoverished szlachta who cultivated their own land
- (by extension) backwater (backward place)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zadupie
- (regional) area of a barn used for storing crops or hay
- Synonym: sąsiek
- (archaic) type of holding cell
Declension
Noun
zaścianek m inan
- (historical, collective) inhabitants of an impoverished szlachta settlement
Further reading
- zaścianek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- zaścianek in Polish dictionaries at PWN