ruja i porubstwo
Polish
Alternative forms
- ruja i poróbstwo
Etymology
Literally, “heat and debauchery”. A phrase used by Henryk Sienkiewicz in response to a survey by Kurier Teatralny regarding the assessment of the modernist repertoire (1903).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈru.ja i pɔˈrup.stfɔ/
- Rhymes: -upstfɔ
- Homophone: ruja i poróbstwo
Noun
- (idiomatic, literary) used to describe something immoral and scandalous
- Synonym: Sodoma i Gomora
Declension
Declension of ruja i porubstwo
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ruja i porubstwo |
| genitive | rui i porubstwa |
| dative | rui i porubstwu |
| accusative | ruję i porubstwo |
| instrumental | rują i porubstwem |
| locative | rui i porubstwie |
| vocative | rujo i porubstwo |
Further reading
- ruja i porubstwo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ruja i porubstwo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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