pospolite ruszenie
Polish
editEtymology
editLiterally, “common levy”. Calque of French levée en masse.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- (historical, idiomatic, military) fyrd, levy en masse (compulsory recruitment into the army of all male citizens or only of a certain specific group of men obliged to do so in the event of a threat to the country)
- (collective, historical, idiomatic, military) fyrd, levy en masse (army made up of citizens recruited compulsorily into the army in a national emergency)
- (collective, colloquial, humorous, idiomatic) group of people who are united by a common goal and want to pursue it together without having any professional training in the activities they undertake
Declension
editDeclension of pospolite ruszenie
singular | |
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nominative | pospolite ruszenie |
genitive | pospolitego ruszenia |
dative | pospolitemu ruszeniu |
accusative | pospolite ruszenie |
instrumental | pospolitym ruszeniem |
locative | pospolitym ruszeniu |
vocative | pospolite ruszenie |
Further reading
edit- pospolite ruszenie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pospolite ruszenie in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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