cierp

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɛrp/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrp
  • Syllabification: cierp

Etymology 1

Back-formation from cierpieć. An expression derived from Warsaw's urban dialect, probably motivated by the tendency to complain attributed to taxi drivers.

Noun

cierp m pers

  1. (Warsaw, derogatory) taxi driver
    Synonym: taksówkarz
Declension
Declension of cierp
singular plural
nominative cierp cierpi/cierpy (deprecative)
genitive cierpa cierpów
dative cierpowi cierpom
accusative cierpa cierpów
instrumental cierpem cierpami
locative cierpie cierpach
vocative cierpie cierpi

Noun

cierp m inan

  1. (Warsaw, derogatory) taxi (vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver)
    Synonym: taksówka
    • 2004, White House Records featuring WWO, “Każdy ponad każdym”, in Kodex 2: Proces‎[1]:
      Kłódkę na bęben, hajs w kopertę, gablotę halt pędem / I gna tera cierpem na komendę
      Blunt on the drum, money in the envelope, the car is stopped quickly / And the taxi rushes on command
Declension
Declension of cierp
singular plural
nominative cierp cierpy
genitive cierpu cierpów
dative cierpowi cierpom
accusative cierp cierpy
instrumental cierpem cierpami
locative cierpie cierpach
vocative cierpie cierpy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cierp

  1. second-person singular imperative of cierpieć

Further reading

  • cierp in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
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