sam jak palec
Polish
Alternative forms
- samiutki jak palec, samotny jak palec
Etymology
Literally, “lonely as [a] finger”, or more loosely translated as “lonely as [a] thumb”. Palec originally meant thumb, and the phrase originally referred to the fact that the thumb is apart from the other fingers.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sam jak ˈpa.lɛt͡s/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alɛt͡s
Adjective
Declension
Declension of sam jak palec (irregular)
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | virile (= masculine personal) | non-virile | |
| nominative | sam jak palec | sama jak palec | samo jak palec | sami jak palec | same jak palec | |
| genitive | samego jak palec | samej jak palec | samego jak palec | samych jak palec | ||
| dative | samemu jak palec | samej jak palec | samemu jak palec | samym jak palec | ||
| accusative | samego jak palec | sam jak palec | samą jak palec | samo jak palec | samych jak palec | same jak palec |
| instrumental | samym jak palec | samą jak palec | samym jak palec | samymi jak palec | ||
| locative | samym jak palec | samej jak palec | samym jak palec | samych jak palec | ||
Further reading
- sam jak palec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- sam jak palec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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