złom
See also: zlom
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzwɔm/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔm
- Syllabification: złom
Etymology 1
Deverbal from złomić.
Noun
złom m inan
- scrap (leftover or low-quality metal)
- Ta pralka jest zepsuta. Oddaj ją na złom. ― This washer is out of order. Scrap it.
- 2005, Marek Stokowski, Samoloty[1], SAGA Egmont:
- Kojot miał przez cały sierpień zbierać złom, butelki i makulaturę, a Wiesiu pomagać w czymś ojcu, pilnować chałupy i czytać.
- Kojot was supposed to collect scrap metal, bottles, and paper trash for all of August, while Wiesiu [was supposed] to help his father with something, watch the cottages, and read.
- (colloquial, derogatory) junk; piece of junk; useless device
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:badziewie
- Ten telefon to złom niewart swojej ceny. ― This phone is a piece of junk not worth its price.
- scrap (broken-off chunk of a hard material)
Declension
Declension of złom
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | złom | złomy |
| genitive | złomu | złomów |
| dative | złomowi | złomom |
| accusative | złom | złomy |
| instrumental | złomem | złomami |
| locative | złomie | złomach |
| vocative | złomie | złomy |
Noun
złom m animal
- (colloquial, derogatory) clunker; decrepit car
Declension
Declension of złom
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | złom | złomy |
| genitive | złoma | złomów |
| dative | złomowi | złomom |
| accusative | złoma | złomy |
| instrumental | złomem | złomami |
| locative | złomie | złomach |
| vocative | złomie | złomy |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
złom n
- dative plural of zło