grabarz
See also: Grabarz
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German grabære. Compare German Gräber.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡra.baʂ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -abaʂ
- Syllabification: gra‧barz
- Homophone: Grabarz
Noun
grabarz m pers (female equivalent grabarka, related adjective grabarski)
- gravedigger (person employed to dig graves)
- (derogatory, figurative, literary) person who contributes to the demise of an idea, institution, or activity
Declension
Declension of grabarz
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | grabarz | grabarze |
| genitive | grabarza | grabarzy |
| dative | grabarzowi | grabarzom |
| accusative | grabarza | grabarzy |
| instrumental | grabarzem | grabarzami |
| locative | grabarzu | grabarzach |
| vocative | grabarzu | grabarze |
Noun
grabarz m animal
- burying beetle, sexton beetle, necrophore (any beetle of the genus Nicrophorus)
Declension
Declension of grabarz
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | grabarz | grabarze |
| genitive | grabarza | grabarzy |
| dative | grabarzowi | grabarzom |
| accusative | grabarza | grabarze |
| instrumental | grabarzem | grabarzami |
| locative | grabarzu | grabarzach |
| vocative | grabarzu | grabarze |
Derived terms
nouns
- grabarnia
- grabarstwo
Descendants
Further reading
- grabarz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- grabarz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- grabarz in PWN's encyclopedia