polakożerstwo

Polish

Etymology

From Polak (Pole) +‎ -o- +‎ żreć (to gobble) +‎ -stwo (-ness, -hood). Originally coined as a term for the anti-Polish politic of chancellor of Prussia Otto von Bismarck. Nowadays, the term is used for all types of anti-Polish sentiment. Compare ludożerstwo (anthropophagy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.la.kɔˈʐɛr.stfɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrstfɔ
  • Syllabification: po‧la‧ko‧żer‧stwo

Noun

polakożerstwo n

  1. (literary) hatred for the Polish people and culture

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • polakożerczy

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