truteń

See also: truten

Polish

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) trucień

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trǫtьňь, *trutьňь, from *trǫtъ,[1]whence Old Polish trant, trąd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtru.tɛɲ/
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  • Rhymes: -utɛɲ
  • Syllabification: tru‧teń

Noun

truteń m animal

  1. drone (male bee)
    Synonym: (obsolete) trut

Declension

Noun

truteń m pers

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) a work-averse man who lives on other people's efforts or expense; a parasite; a deadbeat

Declension

adjective
  • trutowy
nouns
  • trutowisko
  • trutówka

References

  1. ^ “trǫtъ”, in Derksen - Slavic Inherited Lexicon[1], ordbog.oesteuropastudier.dk, 2 March 2018 (last accessed)

Further reading

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