sam jak palec
Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “lonely as [a] finger”, or more loosely translated as “lonely as [a] thumb”. Palec originally meant thumb, and the phrase originally referred to the fact that the thumb is apart from the other fingers.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sam jak palec (not comparable, no derived adverb)
Declension edit
Declension of sam jak palec (irregular)
singular | plural | |||||
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masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | virile (= masculine personal) | non-virile | |
nominative | sam jak palec | sama jak palec | samo jak palec | sami jak palec | same jak palec | |
genitive | samego jak palec | samej jak palec | samego jak palec | samych jak palec | ||
dative | samemu jak palec | samej jak palec | samemu jak palec | samym jak palec | ||
accusative | samego jak palec | sam jak palec | samą jak palec | samo jak palec | samych jak palec | same jak palec |
instrumental | samym jak palec | samą jak palec | samym jak palec | samymi jak palec | ||
locative | samym jak palec | samej jak palec | samym jak palec | samych jak palec |
Further reading edit
- sam jak palec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- sam jak palec in Polish dictionaries at PWN