asasyn

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian assassino, from Arabic أَسَاسِيِّين‎ (ʔasāsiyyīn, “people who are faithful to the foundation [of the faith]”) and the folkloric etymology Arabic حَشَّاشِين‎ (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users; low-lives”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈsa.sɨn/
  • Rhymes: -asɨn
  • Syllabification: a‧sa‧syn

Noun

asasyn m pers

  1. (historical) assassin (a member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period)

Declension
Declension of asasyn
singular plural
nominative asasyn asasyni/asasyny (depreciative)
genitive asasyna asasynów
dative asasynowi asasynom
accusative asasyna asasynów
instrumental asasynem asasynami
locative asasynie asasynach
vocative asasynie asasyni

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