giaur
Polish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish كاور (gāvur), from Classical Persian گَاوُر (gāwur), a variant of گَبْر (gabr, “infidel”); see there for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡjawr/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -awr
- Syllabification: giaur
Noun
giaur m pers
- (derogatory) a giaour, a non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians such as Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians
- Synonyms: innowierca, niewierny, różnowierca
Declension
Declension of giaur
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | giaur | giaurzy/giaury (deprecative) |
| genitive | giaura | giaurów |
| dative | giaurowi | giaurom |
| accusative | giaura | giaurów |
| instrumental | giaurem | giaurami |
| locative | giaurze | giaurach |
| vocative | giaurze | giaurzy |