Wiktionary

mamer

Polish edit

Etymology edit

From the name of the oldest Roman prison Mamertine Prison (Latin Carcer Mamertinus).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.mɛr/
  • Rhymes: -amɛr
  • Syllabification: ma‧mer

Noun edit

mamer m inan

  1. (colloquial, Warsaw) jail, prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)
    Synonyms: ciupa, koza, kryminał, paka, pierdel, pudło, więzienie, zakład karny

Declension edit

Declension of mamer
singular plural
nominative mamer mamry
genitive mamra mamrów
dative mamrowi mamrom
accusative mamer mamry
instrumental mamrem mamrami
locative mamrze mamrach
vocative mamrze mamry

References edit

  1. ^ Adam Fałowski (2022) Słownik etymologiczny polszczyzny potocznej, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN

Further reading edit

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

Silesian edit

Etymology edit

From the name of the oldest Roman prison Mamertine Prison (Latin Carcer Mamertinus).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmamɛr/
  • Rhymes: -amɛr
  • Syllabification: ma‧mer

Noun edit

mamer m inan

  1. (Cieszyn Silesia) jail, prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)

Further reading edit

  • Jadwiga Wronicz, editor (2010), Słownik gwarowy Śląska Cieszyńskiego (in Silesian), Ustroń: Galeria „Na Gojach”, →ISBN
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