wsiowy

Polish

Etymology

From wieś + -owy. First attested in the 19th century.[1][2] Compare Kashubian wsowi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɕɔ.vɨ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvɨ
  • Syllabification: wsio‧wy

Adjective

wsiowy (not comparable, derived adverb wsiowo)

  1. (relational, not comparable, colloquial, derogatory) rural (of or relating to a village)
    Synonym: wiejski
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) rustic (having characteristic stereotypical of a village-dweller, i.e. being uneducated or rude)
    Synonyms: niewykształcony, prymitywny
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) rustic (worthless, ugly, or tasteless)
  4. (nominalized, colloquial) someone from a village

Declension

Derived terms

adverbs
  • po wsiowemu

References

  1. J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1919), “wsiowy”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 7, Warsaw, page 737
  2. wsiowy in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

  • wsiowy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wsiowy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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