Polish

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Etymology

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From dziad +‎ -owski. First attested in 1564.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑaˈdɔf.ski/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔfski
  • Syllabification: dzia‧dow‧ski

Adjective

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dziadowski (comparative bardziej dziadowski, superlative najbardziej dziadowski, derived adverb po dziadowsku)

  1. (archaic, relational, not comparable) grandfather (parent of mother or father)
  2. (obsolete, relational, not comparable) grandfather (old person)
  3. (relational, not comparable) beggar
    Synonym: żebraczy
  4. (colloquial) shoddy, low-quality; bad
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zły
  5. (colloquial, of quality or amounts) lower than expected, too low

Declension

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References

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

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