happy end

See also: happyend, Happyend, happy-end, Happy-End, and Happy End

French

Alternative forms

• happy-end

Etymology

Borrowed from English happy + end.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /a.pi ɛnd/

• Audio

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Noun

happy end m or f (plural happy ends)

1. happy ending

   Synonym: fin heureuse

Polish

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from happy ending.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛ.pi ˈɛnt/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

happy end m inan

1. (film, literature, theater) happy ending (clichéd conclusion in which all loose ends are tied up and all main characters are content)

Declension

Declension of happy end

	singular	plural
nominative	happy end	happy endy
genitive	happy endu	happy endów
dative	happy endowi	happy endom
accusative	happy end	happy endy
instrumental	happy endem	happy endami
locative	happy endzie	happy endach
vocative	happy endzie	happy endy

Derived terms

adjective

• happyendowy

 

Further reading

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