kasper

See also: Kasper

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German kasper (“evil spirit; wraith; clown; rail; corncrake”).[1] Compare German Kasper (“clown”), Low German kasper (“some bird; devil”), Polish kasper (“clown; lark”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkas.pɛr/
  • Rhymes: -aspɛr
  • Syllabification: kas‧per

Noun

kasper m pers

  1. fool, clown
    robic z kògòs/ze sebe kaspra ― to beat the clown(ery) out of someone/oneself
    winc/wëchôdac na kaspra ― to come across as a clown
    wëzdrzec jak kasper ― to look like a clown
    na kaspra wëstrojic ― to pull a fast one
    zrobic cos na kaspra ― to do/make something superficially

Noun

kasper m animal

  1. spectre used to scare children
  2. rail (Rallidae)
    Synonym: łëska
  3. corncrake, landrail (Crex crex)
    Synonym: łëska

Derived terms

verbs
  • kasprowac

References

  1. ^ Wiesław Boryś, Hanna Popowska-Taborska (1994) “kasper I-II”, in Słownik etymologiczny Kaszubszczyzny, volume 3, →ISBN, page 24

Further reading

  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “chruściel”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “chruściel”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[1]
  • “kasper”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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