leśny dziadek
Polish
Etymology
Unclear; either from leśny dziad, a forest creature in Slavic mythology, or from Polish guerrilla fighters in World War II that operated mainly in forests and kept reminiscing about their past after the war.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛɕ.nɨ ˈd͡ʑa.dɛk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -adɛk
Noun
- (idiomatic, derogatory) fossil; old person in a position of authority stubbornly sticking to anachronistic views, no longer competent for their job and not willing to step down to make way for the younger generation
Declension
Declension of leśny dziadek
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | leśny dziadek | leśne dziadki |
| genitive | leśnego dziadka | leśnych dziadków |
| dative | leśnemu dziadkowi | leśnym dziadkom |
| accusative | leśnego dziadka | leśnych dziadków |
| instrumental | leśnym dziadkiem | leśnymi dziadkami |
| locative | leśnym dziadku | leśnych dziadkach |
| vocative | leśny dziadku | leśne dziadki |
Further reading
- leśny dziadek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- leśny dziadek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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