Donkiszot

See also: donkiszot

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Don Quichotte, from Spanish Don Quixote. Doublet of Don Kichot and donkiszot.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɔŋˈki.ʂɔt/
  • Rhymes: -iʂɔt
  • Syllabification: Don‧ki‧szot
  • Homophones: Don Kichot, donkiszot

Noun

Donkiszot m pers

  1. (literary) Don Quixote (person or character who displays quixotism)
    Synonyms: Don Kichot, donkiszot
  2. (literary) Don Quixote (very skinny and tall person)
    Synonyms: Don Kichot, donkiszot

Declension
Declension of Donkiszot
singular plural
nominative Donkiszot Donkiszoci/Donkiszoty (depreciative)
genitive Donkiszota Donkiszotów
dative Donkiszotowi Donkiszotom
accusative Donkiszota Donkiszotów
instrumental Donkiszotem Donkiszotami
locative Donkiszocie Donkiszotach
vocative Donkiszocie Donkiszoci

Proper noun

Donkiszot m pers

  1. Don Quixote (character)
    Synonym: Don Kichot

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 Donkiszot
singular
nominative Donkiszot
genitive Donkiszota
dative Donkiszotowi
accusative Donkiszota
instrumental Donkiszotem
locative Donkiszocie
vocative Donkiszocie

Derived terms
adjectives
  • donkiszocki
  • donkiszotowski
noun
verb
  • donkiszotować impf
nouns

References
  1. Don Kichot

Further reading
  • Donkiszot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Donkiszot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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