kalambur

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French calembour.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈlam.bur/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ambur
  • Syllabification: ka‧lam‧bur

Noun

kalambur m inan

  1. (rhetoric, linguistics) play on words, pun
    Synonyms: gra słów, (both obsolete) ekiwok, ekwiwok
  2. (in the plural) charades (game in which players act out words or phrases for others to guess)

Declension
Declension of kalambur
singular plural
nominative kalambur kalambury
genitive kalamburu kalamburów
dative kalamburowi kalamburom
accusative kalambur kalambury
instrumental kalamburem kalamburami
locative kalamburze kalamburach
vocative kalamburze kalambury

Derived terms
adjective
  • kalamburowy
noun
  • kalamburzysta

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