wieśniak

Polish

Etymology

From wieś + -niak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvjɛɕ.ɲak/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛɕɲak
  • Syllabification: wieś‧niak

Noun

wieśniak m pers (female equivalent wieśniaczka)

  1. villager
  2. (derogatory) yokel; rustic; uncultured person, yob, ned, gopnik

Declension

The alternate nominative and vocative plural form is used only in sense #2.

Further reading

  • wieśniak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wieśniak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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