bizun

Polish

Etymology

A variant of bizon, from a euphemism from schools for bykowiec.[1] First attested in 1786.[2][3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.zun/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -izun
  • Syllabification: bi‧zun

Noun

bizun m animal

  1. (dated) bull leather whip
  2. (dated) bull leather whipping (flogging with such a whip)
  3. (dated, derogatory) scoundrel
    Synonyms: bandyta, bandzior, chuligan, łobuz, łobuziak

Declension
Declension of bizun
singular plural
nominative bizun bizuny
genitive bizuna bizunów
dative bizunowi bizunom
accusative bizuna bizuny
instrumental bizunem bizunami
locative bizunie bizunach
vocative bizunie bizuny

Derived terms
adjective
verb

Derived terms
noun

    References
    1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “bizun”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
    2. Józef Kazimierz Kossakowski (1786) Warszawianin w domu : komedya oryginalna we trzech aktach.‎, page 56
    3. bizun in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

    Further reading
    • bizun in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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