grabarz

See also: Grabarz

Polish

grabarz sense 1
grabarz sense 1

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German grabære. Compare German Gräber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡra.baʂ/
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  • Rhymes: -abaʂ
  • Syllabification: gra‧barz
  • Homophone: Grabarz

Noun

grabarz m pers (female equivalent grabarka, related adjective grabarski)

  1. gravedigger (person employed to dig graves)
    Synonyms: (obsolete) grobownik, (humorous) kopidół
    Hypernym: robotnik
  2. (derogatory, figurative, literary) person who contributes to the demise of an idea, institution, or activity

Declension

Noun

grabarz m animal

  1. burying beetle, sexton beetle, necrophore (any beetle of the genus Nicrophorus)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • grabarnia
  • grabarstwo

Descendants

  • Belarusian: граба́р (hrabár)
  • Ukrainian: граба́р (hrabár)

Further reading

  • grabarz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • grabarz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • grabarz in PWN's encyclopedia

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