postrach

See also: Postrach

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from postraszyć.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔs.trax/

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• Rhymes: -ɔstrax
• Syllabification: pos‧trach

Noun

postrach m inan

1. bug-a-boo (any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is)
2. fright (state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger)

Declension

Declension of postrach

	singular	plural
nominative	postrach	postrachy
genitive	postrachu	postrachów
dative	postrachowi	postrachom
accusative	postrach	postrachy
instrumental	postrachem	postrachami
locative	postrachu	postrachach
vocative	postrachu	postrachy

Related terms

verb

• postraszyć

 

Further reading

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