koperczak
Polish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Hungarian kópéság (“prank”).[1] First attested in 1781.[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkoperczak m inan
- (now only in the plural, archaic) courtship (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- Synonym: zaloty
- (obsolete, chiefly in the plural) compliment (expression of praise, congratulation or respect)
- Synonym: komplement
Declension
editDeclension of koperczak
singular | plural | |
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nominative | koperczak | koperczaki |
genitive | koperczaku | koperczaków |
dative | koperczakowi | koperczakom |
accusative | koperczak | koperczaki |
instrumental | koperczakiem | koperczakami |
locative | koperczaku | koperczakach |
vocative | koperczaku | koperczaki |
References
edit- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “koperczak”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ Fraczek zawstydzony czyli Tryumf kontusza : komedya we dwoch aktach na Teatrze Warszawskim reprezentowana. (in Polish), 1781, page 56
Further reading
edit- koperczak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “koperczak”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “koperczak”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “koperczak”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 465
- koperczak in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
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