alkus

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of alkoholik + -us.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.kus/

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• Rhymes: -alkus
• Syllabification: al‧kus

Noun

alkus m pers (female equivalent alkuska)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) alcoholic, alkie, dipso

   Synonym: alkoholik

Declension

Declension of alkus

	singular	plural
nominative	alkus	alkusy
genitive	alkusa	alkusów
dative	alkusowi	alkusom
accusative	alkusa	alkusów
instrumental	alkusem	alkusami
locative	alkusie	alkusach
vocative	alkusie	alkusy

Related terms

adjective

• alkoholowy

 

noun

• alkohol

 

Further reading

• alkus in Polish dictionaries at PWN