Polish edit

Etymology edit

From nowy +‎ -o- +‎ bogacz +‎ -cki. Calque of French nouveau riche.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nɔ.vɔ.bɔˈɡat͡s.ki/
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  • Rhymes: -at͡ski
  • Syllabification: no‧wo‧bo‧gac‧ki

Adjective edit

nowobogacki (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (derogatory) nouveau riche, parvenu
    Synonyms: dorobkiewiczowski, nuworyszowski, parweniuszowski

Declension edit

Noun edit

nowobogacki m pers (female equivalent nowobogacka)

  1. (derogatory) nouveau riche, parvenu (wealthy person whose fortune is newly acquired, and who is therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy)
    Synonyms: dorobkiewicz, nuworysz, parweniusz

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

noun

Further reading edit

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