kacet

See also: kácet

Polish

Etymology

Phonetic respelling of the German initialism KZ. Compare Yiddish קאַצעט (katset).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.t͡sɛt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡sɛt
  • Syllabification: ka‧cet

Noun

kacet m inan

  1. (countable, colloquial, historical) Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War
    Synonym: lagier
    Hypernym: obóz koncentracyjny
  2. (uncountable, colloquial, historical) stay in a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War
    Synonym: lagier

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • kacetowiec

Further reading

  • kacet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kacet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • kacet in PWN's encyclopedia