alibista

See also: alibistą

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈalɪbɪsta]

Noun

alibista m

  1. a person endeavouring to avoid responsibility by making excuses, blaming circumstances etc.

Declension
Declension of alibista (masculine animate in -a)
singular plural
nominative alibista alibisté, alibisti
genitive alibisty alibistů
dative alibistovi alibistům
accusative alibistu alibisty
vocative alibisto alibisté, alibisti
locative alibistovi alibistech
instrumental alibistou alibisty

Polish

Etymology

From alibi +‎ -ista. First attested in 1906.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.liˈbis.ta/
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  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: a‧li‧bis‧ta

Noun

alibista m pers

  1. (law) witness providing a false alibi

Declension
Declension of alibista
singular plural
nominative alibista alibiści/alibisty (depreciative)
genitive alibisty alibistów
dative alibiście alibistom
accusative alibistę alibistów
instrumental alibistą alibistami
locative alibiście alibistach
vocative alibisto alibiści
noun

References
  1. Przegląd Poranny : wychodzi codziennie z rana‎, issue R.1, nr 97, 1906, page 4

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