holender

See also: Holender

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɔˈlɛn.dɛr/

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• Rhymes: -ɛndɛr
• Syllabification: ho‧len‧der
• Homophone: Holender

Etymology 1

From Holender.

Noun

holender m animal or m inan

1. item manufactured in or associated with the Netherlands
2. (dated, figure skating) arc circled by a skater during figure skating on ice

Declension

Declension of holender

	singular	plural
nominative	holender	holendry
genitive	holendra	holendrów
dative	holendrowi	holendrom
accusative	holendra/holender	holendry
instrumental	holendrem	holendrami
locative	holendrze	holendrach
vocative	holendrze	holendry

Etymology 2

Euphemistic form of cholera.

Interjection

holender

1. (euphemistic, minced oath) gosh dang it, darn (mild expletive)

Further reading

• holender I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• holender II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• holender in Polish dictionaries at PWN