pajacyk

Polish

Etymology

From pajac +‎ -yk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈja.t͡sɘk/

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• Rhymes: -at͡sɘk
• Syllabification: pa‧ja‧cyk

Noun

pajacyk m animal

1. diminutive of pajac
2. doll, puppet

   Synonym: pajac

   Hypernym: lalka

3. (colloquial, derogatory) clown (person that cannot be taken seriously)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec

4. jumping jack (physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides)

Declension

Declension of pajacyk

	singular	plural
nominative	pajacyk	pajacyki
genitive	pajacyka	pajacyków
dative	pajacykowi	pajacykom
accusative	pajacyka	pajacyki
instrumental	pajacykiem	pajacykami
locative	pajacyku	pajacykach
vocative	pajacyku	pajacyki

Related terms

adjectives

• pajacowaty
• pajacowski

 

noun

• pajac

 

verb

• pajacować impf

 

Further reading

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