Polish

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Etymology

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From przepisywać +‎ -acz. First attested in 1807.[1] Compare Kashubian przepisywôcz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʂɛ.piˈsɨ.vat͡ʂ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨvat͡ʂ
  • Syllabification: prze‧pi‧sy‧wacz

Noun

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przepisywacz m pers

  1. (historical) copyist, copier (person who copies books and documents)
    Synonyms: kopista, skryba, skryptor
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) copier (person who repeats other people's ideas in his or her texts)
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) prescriber (doctor who only fills prescriptions instead of doing what is necessary to cure a patient)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ William George Browne (1807) Podróż do Egiptu i do Syryi odbyta przez pana Brown od roku 1792 do 1798 [] (in Polish), page 35

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