eufemizm
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛwˈfɛ.mizm/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛmizm
- Syllabification: eu‧fe‧mizm
Noun
eufemizm m inan
- (rhetoric) euphemism (word or phrase that is used to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt, or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces)
- Synonym: melioratyw
- Antonym: dysfemizm
Declension
Declension of eufemizm
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | eufemizm | eufemizmy |
| genitive | eufemizmu | eufemizmów |
| dative | eufemizmowi | eufemizmom |
| accusative | eufemizm | eufemizmy |
| instrumental | eufemizmem | eufemizmami |
| locative | eufemizmie | eufemizmach |
| vocative | eufemizmie | eufemizmy |
Derived terms
adjectives
adverbs
Related terms
adjectives
- eufemiczny
adverbs
- eufemicznie
nouns
- eufemizacja
verbs
- eufemizować impf