harmider

Polish

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرامی + دره (“ravine of the highwayman”), a site of frequent ambushes for Polish envoys heading to Constantinople. Sławski proposes a derivation from Persian γarmīdan (“to quarrel”), rejected by most scholars.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xarˈmi.dɛr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -idɛr
  • Syllabification: har‧mi‧der

Noun

harmider m inan

  1. hubbub, commotion
    Synonyms: wrzawa, zgiełk
  2. racket, clamor, loud noise
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hałas

Declension
Declension of harmider
singular plural
nominative harmider harmidery
genitive harmideru harmiderów
dative harmiderowi harmiderom
accusative harmider harmidery
instrumental harmiderem harmiderami
locative harmiderze harmiderach
vocative harmiderze harmidery

or

Declension of harmider
singular plural
nominative harmider harmidry
genitive harmidru harmidrów
dative harmidrowi harmidrom
accusative harmider harmidry
instrumental harmidrem harmidrami
locative harmidrze harmidrach
vocative harmidrze harmidry

Descendants
  • → Belarusian: гармі́дар (harmídar)
  • → Lithuanian: armidelis, armideris, ermideris
  • → Russian: гарми́дер (garmíder)
  • → Ukrainian: гарми́дер (harmýder)

Further reading
  • harmider in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • harmider in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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