aparatczyk
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian аппара́тчик (apparátčik). By surface analysis, aparat + -czyk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.paˈrat.t͡ʂɘk/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -att͡ʂɘk
- Syllabification: a‧pa‧rat‧czyk
Noun
aparatczyk m pers
- (derogatory, historical, politics) apparatchik (a member of a Communist apparat)
- (derogatory) apparatchik (a blindly loyal bureaucrat)
Declension
Declension of aparatczyk
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aparatczyk | aparatczycy/aparatczyki |
| genitive | aparatczyka | aparatczyków |
| dative | aparatczykowi | aparatczykom |
| accusative | aparatczyka | aparatczyków |
| instrumental | aparatczykiem | aparatczykami |
| locative | aparatczyku | aparatczykach |
| vocative | aparatczyku | aparatczycy/aparatczyki |
Derived terms
adjective
Related terms
adjectives
nouns
Further reading
- aparatczyk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- aparatczyk in Polish dictionaries at PWN