faworyta

See also: faworytą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French favorite. By surface analysis, faworyt + -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.vɔˈrɨ.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨta
  • Syllabification: fa‧wo‧ry‧ta

Noun

faworyta f (male equivalent faworyt)

  1. (literary) female equivalent of faworyt (favourite) (intimate companion of a ruler or other important person)
    Synonyms: faworytka, kurtyzana, metresa
    Hypernyms: kochanka, utrzymanka

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
  • faworytalny
  • faworytny
nouns
  • faworycik
  • faworytek
  • faworytka
  • faworytyzm

Further reading

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