korsarz

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian corsaro, from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“plunder, hostile inroad; course, a running”). Doublet of husarz (“hussar”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.saʂ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrsaʂ
  • Syllabification: kor‧sarz

Noun

korsarz m pers

  1. (historical) corsair, privateer (one who plunders at sea)
    Synonym: kaper
    Hypernym: pirat

Declension

Declension of korsarz
singular plural
nominative korsarz korsarze
genitive korsarza korsarzy
dative korsarzowi korsarzom
accusative korsarza korsarzy
instrumental korsarzem korsarzami
locative korsarzu korsarzach
vocative korsarzu korsarze

Derived terms

adjective
  • korsarski
nouns
  • korsarka
  • korsarstwo

Further reading

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