ciamajda
See also: ciamajdą
Polish
Etymology
From ciamać + -da. According to Bańkowski, borrowed from German zahmer Eidam (“tame son-in-law”).[1] Originally a Lwów dialecticism.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕaˈmaj.da/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ajda
- Syllabification: cia‧maj‧da
Noun
ciamajda m pers or f
- (colloquial, derogatory) clumsy, incompetent, or slow person
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara
Declension
Masculine declension:
Declension of ciamajda
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ciamajda | ciamajdy |
| genitive | ciamajdy | ciamajdów |
| dative | ciamajdzie | ciamajdom |
| accusative | ciamajdę | ciamajdów |
| instrumental | ciamajdą | ciamajdami |
| locative | ciamajdzie | ciamajdach |
| vocative | ciamajdo | ciamajdy |
Feminine declension:
Declension of ciamajda
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ciamajda | ciamajdy |
| genitive | ciamajdy | ciamajd |
| dative | ciamajdzie | ciamajdom |
| accusative | ciamajdę | ciamajdy |
| instrumental | ciamajdą | ciamajdami |
| locative | ciamajdzie | ciamajdach |
| vocative | ciamajdo | ciamajdy |
Derived terms
adjectives
- ciamajdowaty
Related terms
adverbs
- ciamajdowato
nouns
- ciamajdowatość
References
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “ciamajda”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)