zaloty

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Polish

zaloty

Etymology

Deverbal from zalecać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈlɔ.tɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔtɘ
  • Syllabification: za‧lo‧ty

Noun

zaloty nvir pl

  1. (literary) courtship (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
    Pani Magdalena odrzuciła zaloty swojego podwładnego.
    Ms. Magdalena rejected her subordinate's courtship.

Declension

verb

Further reading

  • zaloty in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zaloty in Polish dictionaries at PWN