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Etymology edit

From zakład +‎ -nik. First attested in the 16th century.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zaˈkwad.ɲik/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /zaˈkɫad.ɲik/
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  • Rhymes: -adɲik
  • Syllabification: za‧kład‧nik

Noun edit

zakładnik m pers (female equivalent zakładniczka or (obsolete) zakładnica)

  1. hostage (person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because of the threat of harm to the hostage)

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References edit

  1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “zakładnik”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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