lagramynt

Silesian

Alternative forms

  • lagromynt

Etymology

Uncertain. Evidently one of a set minced oaths involving the word sakramynt, with an undetermined initial part. Compare Czech lagrament.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈɡra.mɪnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -amɪnt
  • Syllabification: la‧gra‧mynt

Noun

lagramynt m pers

  1. (Cieszyn) rascal, villain (wicked or malevolent person)
    Synonym: lagramyntnik
    • 1988, Macierz Ziemi Cieszyńskiej, Kalendarz cieszyński[1], page 167:
      A Czornecki, tyn lagramynt łobeszeł kole chałupy żeby sie handlyrz nie wszymnół, i stracił sie z łoczy, że go ani baba nie uwidziała bez łokno.
      And that rascal, Czornecki, made his way around the house so that the shopkeeper wouldn't register it, and disappeared from sight to the point that even his wife hadn't noticed him through the window.

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • Bogdan Kallus (2020) “lagramynt”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN