pieniacz

Polish

Etymology

From pieniać + -acz.[1] First attested in 1597.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjɛ.ɲat͡ʂ/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈpjɛ.ɲat͡ʂ/, /ˈpjɛ.ɲɒt͡ʂ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɲat͡ʂ
  • Syllabification: pie‧niacz

Noun

pieniacz m pers (female equivalent pieniaczka, related adjective pieniacki or (obsolete) pieniaczy)

  1. barrator (one who is guilty of barratry, vexing others with frequent and often groundless lawsuits)

Declension

References

  1. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “pieniacz”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “pieniacz”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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