szmata

Polish
szmata

Etymology

Uncertain but perhaps derived from szmat or śmieć

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʂma.ta/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: szma‧ta

Noun

szmata f (diminutive szmatka)

  1. (literally) rag (cloth)
  2. (figuratively) rag (low quality magazine)
    Synonym: szmatławiec
  3. (slang, offensive) skank, slut (sexually promiscuous woman)
  4. (colloquial, sports) chip shot (an easy goal)
    Synonyms: babol, kartofel

Declension
Declension of szmata
singular plural
nominative szmata szmaty
genitive szmaty szmat
dative szmacie szmatom
accusative szmatę szmaty
instrumental szmatą szmatami
locative szmacie szmatach
vocative szmato szmaty

Derived terms
adjective
nouns
verbs

Descendants
  • → Yiddish: שמאַטע (shmate)

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