fryga

See also: frygą

Polish

Etymology

Disputed. Ultimately onomatopoeic. First attested in 1657.[1]

  • back-formation from frygać.[2]
  • From fr (about a sound when taking off to flight) and influenced by synonymous cyga.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɨ.ɡa/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈfrɨ.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -ɨɡa
  • Syllabification: fry‧ga

Noun

fryga f

  1. (archaic) spinning top (toy)
    Synonyms: bąk, (archaic) cyga
  2. nimble, agile person

Declension

verbs

References

  1. Wiesław Morawski (28.02.2019) “FRYGA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  2. Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “fryga”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
  3. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “fryga”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

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