lizus

Polish

Etymology

From lizać +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.zus/

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• Rhymes: -izus
• Syllabification: li‧zus

Noun

lizus m pers (female equivalent lizuska)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) sycophant, bootlicker, brown noser, kiss-ass, suckup, toady

   Synonyms: lizuch, podlizuch, podlizywacz, cmokier

Declension

Declension of lizus

	singular	plural
nominative	lizus	lizusy
genitive	lizusa	lizusów
dative	lizusowi	lizusom
accusative	lizusa	lizusów
instrumental	lizusem	lizusami
locative	lizusie	lizusach
vocative	lizusie	lizusy

Derived terms

adjective

• lizusowski

 

Further reading

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