Wasserpolacke

German

Alternative forms

  • Wasserpolack, Wasserpolak, Wasserpolake

Etymology

Wasser (“water”) +‎ Polacke (“Pole”). Originally a reference to those who worked along the Oder. Later on, sometimes reinterpreted as "watered-down Pole".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvasɐpoˌlakə/
  • Hyphenation: Was‧ser‧po‧la‧cke; pre-1996: Was‧ser‧po‧lak‧ke

Noun

Wasserpolacke m (weak, genitive Wasserpolacken, plural Wasserpolacken, feminine Wasserpolackin)

  1. (dated, sometimes derogatory) A Slavic-speaking Silesian, particularly from Upper Silesia.

Declension

Declension of Wasserpolacke [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wasserpolacke die Wasserpolacken
genitive eines des Wasserpolacken der Wasserpolacken
dative einem dem Wasserpolacken den Wasserpolacken
accusative einen den Wasserpolacken die Wasserpolacken

Derived terms

  • Wasserpolackei (Wasserpolakei)
  • wasserpolackisch (wasserpolakisch)
    • Wasserpolackisch
  • Wasserpole
  • Wasserpolin
  • Wasserpolnisch
  • wasserpolnisch

See also

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