ostracyzm

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός (ostrakismós).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔˈstra.t͡sɨzm/
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  • Rhymes: -at͡sɨzm
  • Syllabification: o‧stra‧cyzm

Noun

ostracyzm m inan

  1. (Ancient Greece, historical, law) ostracism (Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years)
    Synonym: sąd skorupkowy
  2. (by extension, figuratively) ostracism (banishment, exclusion from community)

Declension
Declension of ostracyzm
singular
nominative ostracyzm
genitive ostracyzmu
dative ostracyzmowi
accusative ostracyzm
instrumental ostracyzmem
locative ostracyzmie
vocative ostracyzmie

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