bolszewik

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), from большинство́ (bolʹšinstvó, “majority”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔlˈʂɛ.vik/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛvik
  • Syllabification: bol‧sze‧wik

Noun

bolszewik m pers (female equivalent bolszewiczka)

  1. Bolshevik (member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917)
  2. a supporter of communism

Declension

Declension of bolszewik
singular plural
nominative bolszewik bolszewicy/bolszewiki (deprecative)
genitive bolszewika bolszewików
dative bolszewikowi bolszewikom
accusative bolszewika bolszewików
instrumental bolszewikiem bolszewikami
locative bolszewiku bolszewikach
vocative bolszewiku bolszewicy

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
verb
  • bolszewizować

Further reading

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