happy end
French
Alternative forms
- happy-end
Etymology
Borrowed from English happy + end.
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.pi ɛnd/
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Noun
happy end m or f (plural happy ends)
- happy ending
- Synonym: fin heureuse
Polish
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from happy ending.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɛ.pi ˈɛnt/
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Noun
happy end m inan
- (film, literature, theater) happy ending (clichéd conclusion in which all loose ends are tied up and all main characters are content)
Declension
Declension of happy end
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | happy end | happy endy |
| genitive | happy endu | happy endów |
| dative | happy endowi | happy endom |
| accusative | happy end | happy endy |
| instrumental | happy endem | happy endami |
| locative | happy endzie | happy endach |
| vocative | happy endzie | happy endy |
Derived terms
adjective
- happyendowy