kibic

See also: kibić

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kiebitz,[1] from Middle High German gībitze.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.bit͡s/
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  • Rhymes: -ibit͡s
  • Syllabification: ki‧bic

Noun

kibic m pers (female equivalent kibicka, related adjective kibicowski)

  1. (sports) fan, supporter
  2. kibbitzer (one who watches a card or board game)
  3. synonym of elegant

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
verbs
adjectives
  • kibolski
nouns
  • kibolstwo

References

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “kibic”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

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