Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Scheiße, Scheiß, from Middle High German schīze, from Old High German *skizzi, from Proto-Germanic *skitiz, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʂajs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ajs
  • Syllabification: szajs

Noun

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szajs m inan

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) crap, crud (something of poor quality)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:badziewie

Declension

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Further reading

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