Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Yiddish פֿײַנע בריה (fayne berye).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fa.naˈbɛ.rja/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛrja
  • Syllabification: fa‧na‧be‧ria

Noun

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fanaberia f

  1. eccentricity, fad, kink, oddity, peculiarity, quirk
    Synonym: dziwactwo
  2. fancy, whim (fanciful impulse or whimsical idea)
    Synonyms: kaprys, zachcianka

Declension

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Further reading

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