nuworysz

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French nouveau riche.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nuˈvɔ.rɨʂ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrɨʂ
  • Syllabification: nu‧wo‧rysz

Noun

nuworysz m pers (female equivalent nuworyszka)

  1. (derogatory, literary) nouveau riche, parvenu (wealthy person whose fortune is newly acquired, and who is therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy)
    Synonyms: dorobkiewicz, nowobogacki, parweniusz

Declension
Declension of nuworysz
singular plural
nominative nuworysz nuworysze
genitive nuworysza nuworyszów/nuworyszy
dative nuworyszowi nuworyszom
accusative nuworysza nuworyszów/nuworyszy
instrumental nuworyszem nuworyszami
locative nuworyszu nuworyszach
vocative nuworyszu nuworysze

Derived terms
adjective
  • nuworyszowski
noun
  • nuworyszostwo

Further reading
  • nuworysz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nuworysz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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