dachowiec

Polish

Etymology

From dach (“roof”) +‎ -owiec, from the observation that feral cats in cities spend a lot of time on the roofs of buildings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daˈxɔ.vjɛt͡s/

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• Rhymes: -ɔvjɛt͡s
• Syllabification: da‧cho‧wiec

Noun

dachowiec m animal

1. (informal) moggy, mixed-breed cat
2. (informal) feral cat

Declension

Declension of dachowiec

	singular	plural
nominative	dachowiec	dachowce
genitive	dachowca	dachowców
dative	dachowcowi	dachowcom
accusative	dachowca	dachowce
instrumental	dachowcem	dachowcami
locative	dachowcu	dachowcach
vocative	dachowcu	dachowce

Further reading

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