kanalia

See also: kanalią

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian canaglia, from Vulgar Latin *canalia, from Latin canis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈna.lja/
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  • Rhymes: -alja
  • Syllabification: ka‧na‧lia

Noun

kanalia f

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) sleaze, scoundrel
    Synonyms: drań, łajdak, łachudra, łotr, nikczemnik, nędznik, podlec

Declension

Declension of kanalia
singular plural
nominative kanalia kanalie
genitive kanalii kanalii/kanalij (archaic)
dative kanalii kanaliom
accusative kanalię kanalie
instrumental kanalią kanaliami
locative kanalii kanaliach
vocative kanalio kanalie

Further reading

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