bydlo

See also: bydło

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish bydło (“cattle”) or Russian бы́дло (býdlo, “cattle”) in online culture; compare the connotative uses of redneck and sheeple.

Noun

bydlo

  1. (derogatory) Someone who is backwards, lacking refinement and culture, usually a person of Slavic origin.
    Synonyms: hick; see also Thesaurus:country bumpkin

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bydlò. By surface analysis, být +‎ -dlo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɪdlo]
  • Rhymes: -ɪdlo
  • Hyphenation: by‧d‧lo
  • Homophone: bidlo

Noun

bydlo n

  1. (literary, often expressive) livelihood
    Synonym: živobytí
  2. (archaic, often expressive) dwelling
    Synonyms: bydlení, obydlí, příbytek

Usage notes

  • Today usually only used in the phrase pálí ho dobré bydlo (“he doesn't appreciate how easy life he has, he doesn't know he's born”, literally “he's being burnt by good livelihood”).

Declension

Declension of bydlo (hard neuter reducible)
singular plural
nominative bydlo bydla
genitive bydla bydel
dative bydlu bydlům
accusative bydlo bydla
vocative bydlo bydla
locative bydle, bydlu bydlech
instrumental bydlem bydly

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