See also: ciamajdą

Polish

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Etymology

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From ciamać +‎ -da. According to Bańkowski, borrowed from German zahmer Eidam (tame son-in-law).[1] Originally a Lwów dialecticism.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕaˈmajda/
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  • Rhymes: -ajda
  • Syllabification: cia‧maj‧da

Noun

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ciamajda m pers or f

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) clumsy, incompetent, or slow person
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara

Declension

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Masculine declension:

Feminine declension:

Derived terms

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adjectives
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adverbs
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References

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  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “ciamajda”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading

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