banialuki
Polish edit
Etymology edit
From Banialuka, a princess in a fantasy poem by Hieronim Morsztyn,[1] named after Banja Luka, a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banialuki nvir pl
- (colloquial, derogatory) poppycock; bunkum
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsens
Declension edit
Declension of banialuki
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | banialuki |
| genitive | banialuk |
| dative | banialukom |
| accusative | banialuki |
| instrumental | banialukami |
| locative | banialukach |
| vocative | banialuki |
References edit
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “banialuki”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna: “‘bajdy’, od królewny Banialuki, bohaterki pierwszej drukowanej a oryginalnej bajki Hier. Morsztyna”
Further reading edit
- banialuki in Polish dictionaries at PWN