fryga

See also: frygą

Polish

Etymology

Disputed. Ultimately onomatopoeic. First attested in 1657.[1]

  • back-formation from frygać.[2]
  • From fr (“about a sound when taking off to flight”) and influenced by synonymous cyga.[3]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɘ.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -ɘɡa
  • Syllabification: fry‧ga

Noun

fryga f

  1. (archaic) spinning top (toy)
    Synonyms: bąk, (archaic) cyga
  2. nimble, agile person

Declension

Declension of fryga
singular plural
nominative fryga frygi
genitive frygi fryg
dative frydze frygom
accusative frygę frygi
instrumental frygą frygami
locative frydze frygach
vocative frygo frygi
verbs

References

  1. ^ Wiesław Morawski (28.02.2019) “FRYGA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  2. ^ Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “fryga”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
  3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “fryga”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

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