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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish złodziej, from Proto-Slavic *zъlodějь. By surface analysis, zło + dziać.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzwɔ.d͡ʑɛj/
- Rhymes: -ɔd͡ʑɛj
- Syllabification: zło‧dziej
Noun
złodziej m pers (female equivalent złodziejka, diminutive złodziejaszek)
- thief (one who carries out theft)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:złodziej
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- złodziej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- złodziej in Polish dictionaries at PWN