jajogłowy

Polish

Etymology

From jajo + -o- + głowa + -y. Sense 1 is a semantic loan from English egghead.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ja.jɔˈɡwɔ.vɨ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvɨ
  • Syllabification: ja‧jo‧gło‧wy

Adjective

jajogłowy (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. having an egg-shaped head

Declension

Noun

jajogłowy m pers

  1. (nominalized, derogatory) egghead
    Synonym: inteligencik

Declension

Further reading

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