Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈsɛs.man/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛsman
  • Syllabification: e‧ses‧man
  • Homophone: SS-man

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from German SS-Mann, with SS being the initialism of Schutzstaffel.

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

esesman m pers (female equivalent esesmanka)

  1. (colloquial, historical, Nazism) officer of the Schutzstaffel (the internal security force of Nazi Germany)
    Synonym: esesowiec
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
adjective

Etymology 2 edit

From the phonetic similarity between esemes and esesman.

Noun edit

esesman m animal

  1. (slang, humorous) text message
    Synonyms: esemes, SMS
Declension edit

Further reading edit

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