lewus

Polish

Etymology

From lewy +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.vus/

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• Rhymes: -ɛvus
• Syllabification: le‧wus

Noun

lewus m pers (female equivalent lewuska)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) suspicious person
2. (colloquial, derogatory) oaf, slouch

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara

3. (colloquial, derogatory) lefty, southpaw (one who is left-handed)

   Synonyms: leworęczny, mańkut, szmaja

4. (colloquial, derogatory) lefty, lib (one who has left-wing political views)

   Synonyms: lewak, lewicowiec

Declension

Declension of lewus

	singular	plural
nominative	lewus	lewusi/lewusy (deprecative)
genitive	lewusa	lewusów
dative	lewusowi	lewusom
accusative	lewusa	lewusów
instrumental	lewusem	lewusami
locative	lewusie	lewusach
vocative	lewusie	lewusi

Related terms

adjective

• lewacki

 

nouns

• lewak
• lewizna

 

Further reading

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