nuworysz
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French nouveau riche.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nuˈvɔ.rɘʂ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔrɘʂ
- Syllabification: nu‧wo‧rysz
Noun
nuworysz m pers (female equivalent nuworyszka)
- (derogatory, literary) nouveau riche, parvenu (wealthy person whose fortune is newly acquired, and who is therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy)
- Synonyms: dorobkiewicz, nowobogacki, parweniusz
Declension
Declension of nuworysz
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nuworysz | nuworysze |
| genitive | nuworysza | nuworyszów/nuworyszy |
| dative | nuworyszowi | nuworyszom |
| accusative | nuworysza | nuworyszów/nuworyszy |
| instrumental | nuworyszem | nuworyszami |
| locative | nuworyszu | nuworyszach |
| vocative | nuworyszu | nuworysze |
Derived terms
adjective
- nuworyszowski
noun
- nuworyszostwo