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duby

See also: Duby

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian дубы́ (dubý), plural of дуб (dub, “oak, blockhead”).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.bɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -ubɨ
  • Syllabification: du‧by

Noun edit

duby nvir pl

  1. (obsolete) bunkum, poppycock
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsens

Usage notes edit

In contemporary Polish, it is used only in the collocation duby smalone.

Declension edit

Declension of duby
plural
nominative duby
genitive dubów
dative dubom
accusative duby
instrumental dubami
locative dubach
vocative duby

Derived terms edit

noun

Related terms edit

noun
verb

References edit

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

Further reading edit

  • duby in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • duby in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “duby”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego

Slovak edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

duby

  1. nominative plural of dub
  2. accusative plural of dub
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