pretekst

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French prétexte, from Latin praetextum, neuter of praetextus, past participle of praetexēre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈprɛ.tɛkst/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɛkst
  • Syllabification: pre‧tekst

Noun

pretekst m inan

  1. excuse, pretext
    Synonym: wymówka

Declension
Declension of pretekst
singular plural
nominative pretekst preteksty
genitive pretekstu pretekstów
dative pretekstowi pretekstom
accusative pretekst preteksty
instrumental pretekstem pretekstami
locative pretekście pretekstach
vocative pretekście preteksty

Derived terms
adjective
  • pretekstowy
adverb
  • pretekstowo

Further reading
  • pretekst in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pretekst in Polish dictionaries at PWN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.