kalambur
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French calembour.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈlam.bur/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ambur
- Syllabification: ka‧lam‧bur
Noun
kalambur m inan
- (rhetoric, linguistics) play on words, pun
- Synonyms: gra słów, (both obsolete) ekiwok, ekwiwok
- (in the plural) charades (game in which players act out words or phrases for others to guess)
Declension
Declension of kalambur
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kalambur | kalambury |
| genitive | kalamburu | kalamburów |
| dative | kalamburowi | kalamburom |
| accusative | kalambur | kalambury |
| instrumental | kalamburem | kalamburami |
| locative | kalamburze | kalamburach |
| vocative | kalamburze | kalambury |
Derived terms
adjective
- kalamburowy
noun
- kalamburzysta