mamer

Polish

Etymology

From the name of the oldest Roman prison Mamertine Prison (Latin Carcer Mamertinus).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈma.mɛr/
  • Rhymes: -amɛr
  • Syllabification: ma‧mer

Noun

mamer m inan

  1. (colloquial, Warsaw) jail, prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)
    Synonyms: ciupa, koza, kryminał, paka, pierdel, pudło, więzienie, zakład karny

Declension
Declension of mamer
singular plural
nominative mamer mamry
genitive mamra mamrów
dative mamrowi mamrom
accusative mamer mamry
instrumental mamrem mamrami
locative mamrze mamrach
vocative mamrze mamry

References
  1. Adam Fałowski (2022) Słownik etymologiczny polszczyzny potocznej, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN

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

Silesian

Etymology

From the name of the oldest Roman prison Mamertine Prison (Latin Carcer Mamertinus).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmamɛr/
  • Rhymes: -amɛr
  • Syllabification: ma‧mer

Noun

mamer m inan

  1. (Cieszyn Silesia) jail, prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)

Further reading
  • Jadwiga Wronicz, editor (2010), Słownik gwarowy Śląska Cieszyńskiego (in Silesian), Ustroń: Galeria „Na Gojach”, →ISBN
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