kalectwo

Polish

Etymology

From kaleka + -stwo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlɛt͡s.tfɔ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡stfɔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧lec‧two

Noun

kalectwo n

  1. crippledness, lameness (severely impairment of physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body)
    Synonyms: inwalidztwo, ułomność
    Hypernym: niepełnosprawność
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) lameness (quality of being lame, pathetic, or uncool)

Declension

adjectives
adverbs
  • kaleko
nouns
verbs

Further reading

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