ciarach

See also: Ciarach

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕa.rax/

(Masovia):
- (Near Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕa.rax/
(Lesser Poland):
- (Lasovia) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕa.rax/

Rhymes: -arax
Syllabification: cia‧rach
Homophone: Ciarach

Noun

ciarach m pers

(dialectal, derogatory) peasant who dresses up and tries to pass as a burgher
(archaic, derogatory) poor or minor nobleman
(Near Masovian) miserable person, average person, worthless person
(Lasovia) courtier, nobleman
Synonyms: dworzanin, szlachcic

Declension

Declension of ciarach

	singular	plural
nominative	ciarach	ciarachy
genitive	ciaracha	ciarachów
dative	ciarachowi	ciarachom
accusative	ciaracha	ciarachów
instrumental	ciarachem	ciarachami
locative	ciarachu	ciarachach
vocative	ciarachu	ciarachy

Derived terms

adjectives

ciarachowaty

Further reading

ciarach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Władysław Matlakowski (1891) “ciarach”, in “Zbiór wyrazów ludowych dawnej ziemi czerskiej”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 363
Oskar Kolberg (1865) “ciarach”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 261