пшамац

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Univerbation of пша (pša) +‎ мац (mac), literally, dog's mother. Compare Polish psiamać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʃamat͡s]
  • Rhymes: -amat͡s
  • Hyphenation: пша‧мац

Noun

пшамац (pšamacm pers

  1. (somewhat vulgar) (literally) devil; only used in several fixed phrases
    Near-synonyms: дябол (djabol), чорт (čort)
    ки ци пшамац?ki ci pšamac?what the hell is wrong with you?
    идз до пшамацаidz do pšamacago to hell (literally, “go to the devil”)

Declension

Declension of пшамац
singular plural
nominative пшамац (pšamac) пшамаци / пщамацове (pšamaci / pščamacove)
genitive пшамаца (pšamaca) пшамацох (pšamacox)
dative пшамацови (pšamacovi) пшамацом (pšamacom)
accusative пшамаца (pšamaca) пшамацох (pšamacox)
instrumental пшамацом (pšamacom) пшамацами (pšamacami)
locative пшамацови (pšamacovi) пшамацох (pšamacox)
vocative пшамац (pšamac) пшамаци / пщамацове (pšamaci / pščamacove)
  • Only the singular nominative, genitive and vocative forms are attested; the others are theoretical formations.

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