hycel

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Silesian East Central German Hützel.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɘ.t͡sɛl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɘt͡sɛl
  • Syllabification: hy‧cel

Noun

hycel m pers (related adjective hyclowski)

  1. (colloquial) dogcatcher, animal control officer
    Synonym: rakarz
  2. (colloquial) rascal, ne'er-do-well
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nicpoń

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • hyclostwo
verbs
  • hyclować impf

Descendants

  • Ukrainian: ги́цель (hýcelʹ)
  • Yiddish: היצעל (hitsel)

References

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “hycel”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

  • hycel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hycel in Polish dictionaries at PWN