See also: łajzą

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain, perhaps borrowed from German Läuse, plural of Laus, from Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaj.za/
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  • Rhymes: -ajza
  • Syllabification: łaj‧za

Noun edit

łajza m pers or f

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) slob
    Synonyms: brudas, niechluj
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) inept person, bungler
    Synonym: niedołęga
  3. (archaic) vagabond, vagrant
    Synonym: włóczęga

Declension edit

Masculine declension:

Feminine declension:

Further reading edit

  • łajza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • łajza in Polish dictionaries at PWN