andrus

See also: Andrus

Polish

Etymology

From andro- +‎ -us.[1] Other sources, including Doroszewski, connect the word to the personal name Jędrzej, however Fałowski discredits this theory.[1][2] First attested in the 19th century.[3]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈan.drus/
  • Rhymes: -andrus
  • Syllabification: an‧drus

Noun

andrus m pers (diminutive andrusiak, augmentative andrusisko, related adjective andrusowski)

  1. (dated, in reference to pre-World-War II) synonym of ulicznik
  2. (dated, derogatory, humorous, colloquial) synonym of urwis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urwis
  3. (Chełmno) synonym of złodziej

Declension

Declension of andrus
singular plural
nominative andrus andrusi/andrusy (deprecative)
genitive andrusa andrusów
dative andrusowi andrusom
accusative andrusa andrusów
instrumental andrusem andrusami
locative andrusie andrusach
vocative andrusie andrusi

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Adam Fałowski (2022) “andrus”, in Słownik etymologiczny polszczyzny potocznej, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “andrus”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “andrus”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 36

Further reading

  • andrus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • andrus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • andrus in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
  • Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “andrus”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 127
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