szwank

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from szwankować.[1] First attested in the 16th century.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂfaŋk/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈʂfaŋk/, /ˈʂfɒŋk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aŋk
  • Syllabification: szwank

Noun

szwank m inan

  1. (archaic, except in set phrases) harm, wrong

Declension

Derived terms

adverbs
verbs
verbs
  • doznać szwanku pf, doznawać szwanku impf
  • narazić na szwank pf, narażać na szwank impf

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “szwank”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “szwank”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

Further reading

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