pieniacz

Polish

Etymology

From pieniać +‎ -acz.[1] First attested in 1597.[2]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈpjɛ.ɲat͡ʂ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛɲat͡ʂ
  • Syllabification: pie‧niacz

Noun

pieniacz m pers (female equivalent pieniaczka, related adjective pieniacki or (obsolete) pieniaczy)

  1. barrator (one who is guilty of barratry, vexing others with frequent and often groundless lawsuits)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “pieniacz”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “pieniacz”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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