zawalidroga
See also: Zawalidroga, zawalidrogą, and Zawalidrogą
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔɡa
- Syllabification: za‧wa‧li‧dro‧ga
- Homophone: Zawalidroga
Noun
zawalidroga f
- (idiomatic) roadblock, obstacle, impediment
- Synonyms: przeszkoda, zagłoba, zawada
Declension
Declension of zawalidroga
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zawalidroga | zawalidrogi |
| genitive | zawalidrogi | zawalidróg |
| dative | zawalidrodze | zawalidrogom |
| accusative | zawalidrogę | zawalidrogi |
| instrumental | zawalidrogą | zawalidrogami |
| locative | zawalidrodze | zawalidrogach |
| vocative | zawalidrogo | zawalidrogi |
Noun
zawalidroga m pers or f
- (derogatory, idiomatic) ne'er-do-well
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nicpoń
Declension
Declension of zawalidroga
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zawalidroga | zawalidrogi |
| genitive | zawalidrogi | zawalidrogów/zawalidróg |
| dative | zawalidrodze | zawalidrogom |
| accusative | zawalidrogę | zawalidrogi |
| instrumental | zawalidrogą | zawalidrogami |
| locative | zawalidrodze | zawalidrogach |
| vocative | zawalidrogo | zawalidrogi |
Noun
zawalidroga m pers
- (Far Masovian) deadweight (person who hinders others by doing nothing)
Related terms
adjective
- zawalisty
nouns
- zawalina
- zawalisko
verb
- zawalać impf
Further reading
- zawalidroga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Antoni Waga (1860) “zawalidroga”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 760