Don Kichot
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French Don Quichotte, from Spanish Don Quixote. Doublet of donkiszot and Donkiszot.
Noun
Don Kichot m pers
- (literary) Don Quixote (person or character who displays quixotism)
- (literary) Don Quixote (very skinny and tall person)
Declension
Declension of Don Kichot
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Don Kichot | Don Kichoci/Don Kichoty (depreciative) |
| genitive | Don Kichota | Don Kichotów |
| dative | Don Kichotowi | Don Kichotom |
| accusative | Don Kichota | Don Kichotów |
| instrumental | Don Kichotem | Don Kichotami |
| locative | Don Kichocie | Don Kichotach |
| vocative | Don Kichocie | Don Kichoci |
Usage notes
The name of the character is spelled either Don Kichot or Donkiszot, and both versions are pronounced the same, /dɔŋˈki.ʂɔt/. This is due to the fact that Polish readers came to know Cervantes' novel from the French translation (made in 1786 by Franciszek Aleksander Podoski), in which "ch" is pronounced /ʃ/. Also, the first element of the name, don, is capitalized in accordance with the French translation, even though this is not the case in Spanish.[1]
Declension
Declension of Don Kichot
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Don Kichot |
| genitive | Don Kichota |
| dative | Don Kichotowi |
| accusative | Don Kichota |
| instrumental | Don Kichotem |
| locative | Don Kichocie |
| vocative | Don Kichocie |
Related terms
adjectives
- donkiszocki
- donkiszotowski
nouns
verb
- donkiszotować impf
References
Further reading
- Don Kichot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Don Kichot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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