rzezimieszek

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From rzezać +‎ -i- +‎ mieszek. First attested in 1581.[1] Compare English cutpurse and French coupe-bourse.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ʐɛ.ʑiˈmjɛ.ʂɛk/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): (16th c.) /r̝ɛ.ʑiˈmjɛ.ʂɛk/, (17th–18th c.) /ʐɛ.ʑiˈmjɛ.ʂɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʂɛk
  • Syllabification: rze‧zi‧mie‧szek

Noun

rzezimieszek m pers

  1. (dated or literary) bandit, robber, thug
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:złodziej
  2. (Middle Polish, more specifically) cutpurse (thief that steals by cutting off a purse a belt)

Declension

Declension of rzezimieszek
singular plural
nominative rzezimieszek rzezimieszkowie/rzezimieszki
genitive rzezimieszka rzezimieszków
dative rzezimieszkowi rzezimieszkom
accusative rzezimieszka rzezimieszków
instrumental rzezimieszkiem rzezimieszkami
locative rzezimieszku rzezimieszkach
vocative rzezimieszku rzezimieszkowie/rzezimieszki

Derived terms

nouns
  • rzezimieszkostwo
adjectives
  • rzezimieszniczy
nouns
  • mieszkorzaz
  • rzezimiesznictwo

References

  1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “RZEŻYMIESZEK”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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