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 (pšamac) m pers
- (somewhat vulgar) (literally) devil; only used in several fixed phrases
Declension
singular | plural | |
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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.
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “пшамац”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy