blichtr

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Austrian German Blicktri, Blick-trick.[1][2] First attested in 1773.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblixtr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ixtr
  • Syllabification: blichtr

Noun

blichtr m inan

  1. (derogatory, literary) glitz, razzle-dazzle, trumpery, razzmatazz
    Synonyms: pozłota, szych
    cały blichtr ― all that razzmatazz
    tani blichtr ― cheap trumpery
    zamiłowanie do blichtru ― a love for razzle-dazzle
    pełen blichtru ― full of trumpery

Usage notes

Usually in the singular, historically only in the plural.

Declension

Declension of blichtr
singular plural
nominative blichtr blichtry
genitive blichtru blichtrów
dative blichtrowi blichtrom
accusative blichtr blichtry
instrumental blichtrem blichtrami
locative blichtrze blichtrach
vocative blichtrze blichtry

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “blichtr”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “blichtr”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  3. ^ Gracyan Piotrowski (1773) Satyr przeciwko zdaniom y zgorszeniom wieku naszego [signed G.P.].‎[1] (in Polish), page 45

Further reading

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