Wiktionary

inkrutowiny

Polish

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From Lithuanian įkurtuvės +‎ -iny.[1] First attested in 1715–1717.[2]

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

inkrutowiny nvir pl

  1. (Vilnius) housewarming (party to celebrate moving into a new home)
    Synonyms: (general) parapetówka, wprowadziny
    • 1822, Adam Mickiewicz, Dziady, part 3, scene 1:
      W Litwie zły to znak płakać we dniu inkrutowin...
      In Lithuania, it's a bad sign to cry on the day of the housewarming....

Declension

edit
Declension of inkrutowiny
plural
nominative inkrutowiny
genitive inkrutowin
dative inkrutowinom
accusative inkrutowiny
instrumental inkrutowinami
locative inkrutowinach
vocative inkrutowiny

References

edit
  1. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “inkrutowiny”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  2. ^ “INKURTOWINY”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 30.05.2019

Further reading

edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=inkrutowiny&oldid=81025708"