rozgardiasz

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. According to Bańkowski, a loanword[1] from Ukrainian розгардія́ш (rozhardijáš), itself of Turkic origin. However, the chronology and history of the Ukrainian word, which appears in various phonetic variants, speak against such etymologization.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɔzˈɡar.djaʂ/
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  • Rhymes: -ardjaʂ
  • Syllabification: roz‧gar‧diasz

Noun

rozgardiasz m inan

  1. chaos, ruckus (state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zamieszanie

Declension

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “rozgardiasz”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading

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