aparatczyk

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian аппара́тчик (apparátčik). By surface analysis, aparat + -czyk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.paˈrat.t͡ʂɨk/
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  • Rhymes: -att͡ʂɨk
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧rat‧czyk

Noun

aparatczyk m pers

  1. (derogatory, historical, politics) apparatchik (a member of a Communist apparat)
  2. (derogatory) apparatchik (a blindly loyal bureaucrat)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
adjectives
nouns

Further reading

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