nieboszczyk

Polish

Etymology

From earlier niebożczyk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɛˈbɔʂ.t͡ʂɨk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔʂt͡ʂɨk
  • Syllabification: nie‧bosz‧czyk

Noun

nieboszczyk m pers (female equivalent nieboszczka or nieboszczyca)

  1. (euphemistic, literary) dead man
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:trup
  2. (humorous) something that now doesn't exist

Declension

adjectives
nouns

Further reading

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